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Amazon Dismissed Warnings On High Rates Of Worker Injuries, Report Says Amazon Dismissed Warnings On High Rates Of Worker Injuries, Report Says
Amazon Dismissed Warnings On High Rates Of Worker Injuries, Report Says ityAmazon is under fire following a US Senate report accusing the company of prioritizing speed over worker safety.  Released by the majority staff of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee late Sunday night, Dec. 15, the report claims Amazon’s intense focus on productivity has led to unsafe working conditions. The Senate report outlines how Amazon’s warehouse workers face high rates of musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) and other injuries caused by repetitive tasks and demanding quotas.  It accuses Amazon of knowingly exposing employees to these risks, …

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by Joe Lombardi
Traffic
Police Identify 52-Year-Old Motorcyclist Killed In Crash At Maryland Intersection Police Identify 52-Year-Old Motorcyclist Killed In Crash At Maryland Intersection
Police Identify 52-Year-Old Motorcyclist Killed In Crash At Maryland Intersection A Sterling man has died following a tragic crash involving a motorcycle and a passenger vehicle at a Leesburg intersection, according to the Loudoun County Sheriff’s Office (LCSO). Members of the sheriff's office were called at around 1 p.m. on Dec. 10 at the intersection of Fort Evans Road NE and Forest Spring Drive in Leesburg to investigate the reported crash. The motorcyclist, identified as 52-year-old Ijaumaa Malik McCutcheon, was rushed to an area hospital on Tuesday afternoon, where he later died from injuries sustained in the crash, officials confirmed. The driver of the second veh…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Top Cop In Maryland Driving With BAC Three Times Legal Limit Charged After Virginia Crash: PD Top Cop In Maryland Driving With BAC Three Times Legal Limit Charged After Virginia Crash: PD
Top Cop In Maryland Driving With BAC Three Times Legal Limit Charged After Virginia Crash: PD The chief of police at Prince George’s Community College is facing serious charges after allegedly causing a crash in Virginia while driving intoxicated with a BAC more than triple the legal limit. Derek Myers, 55, of Burke, was arrested and charged with DUI maiming after a two-vehicle crash on Wednesday, Dec. 6, in Fair Lakes, according to detectives from the Fairfax County Police Department's Crash Reconstruction Unit. The crash happened around 7:30 p.m. at the intersection of Random Hills Road and Fairfax Hills Way, police say, when Myers, driving a Hyundai Elantra, lost control of his v…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
One Killed, One Critically Injured In Single-Vehicle Fairfax County Crash (DEVELOPING) One Killed, One Critically Injured In Single-Vehicle Fairfax County Crash (DEVELOPING)
One Killed, One Critically Injured In Single-Vehicle Fairfax County Crash (Developing) One person was killed and another suffered serious injuries in Fairfax County following a single-vehicle crash that led to road closures in Reston, police say. Officers were called at around 6:30 a.m. on Sunday morning to the area of North Shore Drive and Charter Oak Court in Reston, where there was a reported crash with serious injuries. Google Maps street view According to the Fairfax County Police Department, the driver was rushed to an area hospital, where he was later pronounced dead. A woman who was in the vehicle with him was also taken to the hospital with what were described as l…

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by Zak Failla
News
Bicyclist Critically Injured In Crash At Virginia Intersection: Police (DEVELOPING) Bicyclist Critically Injured In Crash At Virginia Intersection: Police (DEVELOPING)
Bicyclist Critically Injured In Crash At Virginia Intersection: Police (Developing) A bicyclist was rushed to an area hospital with life-threatening injuries after being struck by a driver near a busy Fairfax County intersection. Officers were called shortly before 1 p.m. on Wednesday afternoon to the intersection of West Ox Road and Tilton Valley Drive near Penderwood, according to police. Google Maps street view The cyclist, only described as an adult male, was found suffering from critical injuries and was taken by paramedics to a local hospital for treatment and evaluation. Detectives were at the scene of the incident as 1 p.m., shutting down the southbound West Ox …

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Range Rover Passengers Ejected, Seriously Hurt In I-66 Crash Range Rover Passengers Ejected, Seriously Hurt In I-66 Crash
Range Rover Passengers Ejected, Seriously Hurt In I-66 Crash Three people were hospitalized, two with life-threatening injuries, in a crash on I-66 in Fairfax County early Easter morning, police said. A westbound Toyota Camry lost control, hit the right jersey wall, and then came to rest in the left travel lane around 3:45 a.m. in Fairfax County, State Police said. The crash caused the vehicle to lose power and go dark.  Moments later, a Range Rover traveling in the left travel lane was unable to avoid striking the Camry. Two passengers in the Range Rover were not wearing seat belts and were ejected from the vehicle. Both of them were tran…

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by Cecilia Levine
Traffic
Fatal Crash Leaves Six Hospitalized In Virginia, Police Say (DEVELOPING) Fatal Crash Leaves Six Hospitalized In Virginia, Police Say (DEVELOPING)
Fatal Crash Leaves Six Hospitalized In Virginia, Police Say (Developing) Seven people were rushed to a Virginia hospital on Sunday afternoon after a two-vehicle crash in Fairfax County. Police say that around 11 a.m. on Feb. 4, officers from the Fairfax County Police Department were called to the intersection of Braddock Road and Bradfield Drive in Annandale, where there was a reported crash that resulted in one fatality. According to officials, one man who was a passenger in one of the vehicles was pronounced dead en route to the hospital, and two others suffered what police described as life-threatening injuries. The crash led to a closure of Braddock Road in…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Explosion, Two-Alarm Fire Rock Area Apartment Complex, Injuring 12 (DEVELOPING) Explosion, Two-Alarm Fire Rock Area Apartment Complex, Injuring 12 (DEVELOPING)
Explosion, Two-Alarm Fire Rock Area Apartment Complex, Injuring 12 (Developing) An explosion and two-alarm fire in a Maryland apartment complex left 12 with injuries and led to a structural collapse of a building on Wednesday morning, authorities announced. The incident was reported at approximately 8:30 a.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 16, in the 800 block of Quince Orchard Boulevard near Rabbit Road in Gaithersburg, Pete Pringer, the Chief spokesperson for Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Services, said. The incident was reported at approximately 8:30 a.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 16, in the 800 block of Quince Orchard Boulevard near Rabbit Road in GaithersburgTwitter/@mcfrsP…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Victim Seriously Injured In Prince William County House Fire: Police Victim Seriously Injured In Prince William County House Fire: Police
Victim Seriously Injured In Prince William County House Fire: Police A large fire consumed a Prince William County home early on Wednesday, Sept. 21, leaving one occupant seriously injured, officials said. At around midnight, fire crews arrived at home in flames, in the 12000 block of Point Longstreet Way, according to the Prince William County Fire and Rescue System. Two adults and a child were inside the home and started to evacuate away from the flames, authorities said. One of the adults, who successfully got the family's dog out of the burning house, sustained life-threatening injuries during the incident, officials reported.  Fire crews…

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by AJ Goldbloom