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Traffic Delayed For Nearly Nine Miles Due To Tractor-Trailer Crash On I-495 In Maryland
Traffic was backed up for nearly nine miles on I-495 during Tuesday's afternoon commute when a tractor-trailer crashed and left several eastbound lanes blocked. An alert was issued shortly before 5 p.m. on May 28 about a crash on the Inner Loop of the interstate at the ramp to the northbound lanes of I-95, which shut down two left lanes, with traffic only getting by in one right lane, authorities say. ALERT: Prince George's County; Crash; I-95 Inner Loop ramp to Exit 27 I-95; off ramp closed #MDTraffic SOC — MD State Highway Adm (@MDSHA) May 28, 2024 Delays during rush hour…
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Police Officer, Driver Injured In Two-Vehicle Crash Outside Prince George's Plaza (
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A police officer in Maryland is one of two people who were hospitalized following a crash on Tuesday afternoon in Prince George's County. Before 4 p.m. on Tuesday, May 28, an investigation was launched by the Hyattsville Police Department following a crash that was reported involving a law enforcement cruiser and private vehicle on the westbound lanes of East-West Highway at Prince George's Plaza. According to police, both drivers were taken to the hospital for treatment and evaluation of non-life-threatening injuries. The crash left the westbound lanes of the highway temporarily shut down…
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Maryland State Police SUV Involved In Two Vehicle Crash In Montgomery County
A Maryland State Police SUV was involved in a two-vehicle crash overnight that tied up traffic on I-270 on Monday night. First responders were called to the northbound lanes of the interstate at around 7:30 p.m. on May 27 to investigate a reported crash near Watkins Mill Road involving the police vehicle and another driver, leaving multiple lanes blocked in Montgomery County. The crash left a police trooper and second driver with undisclosed injuries, which are believed to be non-life-threatening. Both vehicles suffered substantial damage. NB I270 IAO Watkins Mill Rd, collision, involve…
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Bay Bridge Lanes Blocked By Multi-Vehicle Crash On US-50 In Maryland
The afternoon commute was rough for some motorists in Maryland on Thursday who were blocked by traffic on the Bay Bridge for several miles in Anne Arundel County. First responders were called to the eastbound lanes of US-50 on the Bay Bridge where there was a reported multi-vehicle crash that left only one lane for traffic to travel through. Maryland DOT At last one person suffered undisclosed injuries. EB Bay Bridge left lane blocked for multi-vehicle crash with injury. Fire/EMS en route. Expect delays. 1-877-BAYSPAN #mdtraffic — MDTA (@TheMDTA) May 23, 2024 According to officials…
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Speeding Driver Suffers Critical Injuries Smashing Into Tree In Maryland: Police
A 21-year-old man had to be rushed to the hospital with life-threatening injuries after losing control and crashing into a tree in Anne Arundel County early on Thursday morning, police say. Shortly after 3:30 a.m. on May 23, officers were called to the 700 block of Nabbs Creek Road in Glen Burnie, where there was a reported single-vehicle crash involving an Infiniti Q40. Google Maps street view According to a spokesperson from the Anne Arundel County Police Department, the Infiniti was speeding east along the roadway when the driver failed to negotiate a left-hand curve, went off the road…
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Six Injured In Two-Vehicle Montgomery County Crash (
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Six people suffered reportedly traumatic injuries in a Montgomery County crash on Tuesday afternoon, officials say. First responders were called shortly before 3 p.m. to investigate a reported crash at Connecticut Avenue and Atherton Drive in Wheaton-Glenmont that left at least one passenger entrapped inside. Twitter/@mcfrsPIO According to a Montgomery County Fire and EMS spokesperson, the crash involved two vehicles, and there were a total of six people involved who suffered undisclosed "trauma injuries." During the investigation into the crash, several lanes in the area wer…
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Torched Tractor-Trailer Ties Up Traffic On I-95 In Baltimore County (
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Traffic was backed up on the southbound lanes on I-95 in Baltimore County just in time for the Tuesday afternoon commute when a truck was torched. A tractor-trailer was fully engulfed and destroyed by fast-moving flames shortly after 3:30 p.,. on May 21 in Rosedale near the city-county line, officials say. ROSEDALE 28-5 TRACTOR TRAILER FIRE ON CITY COUNTY LINE pic.twitter.com/QxL4Kn6CaG — Baltimore Co. Volunteer Firefighter’s Association (@BaltCoVolFire) May 21, 2024 The fire was reported in the southbound lanes of the interstate near the split with I-895, leading to lane closures in t…
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Teens Fleeing In Stolen Car Lead To Five-Vehicle Crash In St. Mary's County, Sheriff Says
A group of young suspects joyriding in a stolen vehicle sparked a multi-vehicle crash involving four other vehicles during a police pursuit in St. Mary's County, according to the sheriff's office. At approximately 1:30 a.m. on Wednesday, May 20, a vehicle was stolen from a Great Mills residence, which was spotted shortly after 2:45 p.m. later that afternoon by sheriff's deputies, who attempted to conduct a traffic stop in the area of Three Notch Road and Mechanicsville Road in Mechanicsville. The chase continued north on Three Notch Road until a five-vehicle crash was reported near the inte…
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School Bus Lands In Community Garden After Crash With SUV In Maryland
A school bus crashed through a fence and into a community garden in Montgomery County, officials say. Five people were injured in a collision involving an SUV and school bus before 8 a.m. on Monday, May 20, a Montgomery County Fire and EMS spokesperson said. The crash was reported in the area of Fenton Street and Philadelphia Avenue in Silver Spring. Following the crash, the bus wound up approximately 10 feet off the roadway into a nearby garden, damaging the fence, while the SUV landed in the median. The scene of the crash involving a school bus in Silver Spring. Twitter/@mcfrsPIO Th…
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Overnight Triple Lane Closure Planned On I-95 At I-695 Interchange In Baltimore County
There will be multiple lane closures on I-95 at I-695 next week in Baltimore County. The Maryland Department of Transportation issued an alert advising that on Tuesday, May 21, there will be northbound lane closures that will impact motorists traveling through the area. According to officials, there will be a single-lane closure beginning at 7 p.m., which will become a double-lane closure at 9 p.m. and three lanes will be shut down at might, with those closed until 5 a.m. on Wednesday, May 22. Additionally, crews will be closing and detouring the northbound I-95 ramp to the outer loo…
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Dorothy Skinner, Loren Jones Killed In I-495 Crash
The eighth-grade student from Prince George's County who died in a single-vehicle crash earlier this month is being remembered as an "outgoing, jubilant, and artistic person" by her family. Hyattsville resident Loren Jones, 15, was killed in a crash on May 7 that also took the life of 74-year-old Dorothy Skinner and left several others with serious injuries. Single vehicle crash, OL Cap Beltway before I-95. Three patients with life threatening injuries, two with non life threatening injuries. Expect major delays and move over for emergency vehicles. — Prince George’s County Fire/EM…
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Deputies ID'd In Deadly Police Pursuit That Began In Calvert, Ended In Anne Arundel County
The deputies involved in the 25-mile police pursuit that resulted in a crash that took the life of a young girl this week has been identified by the Maryland Attorney's General's Office. On Wednesday afternoon, the AG's Independent Investigations Division (IID) released new information following the crash that started in Calvert County and came to a deadly conclusion in Anne Arundel County on Monday morning. Early on May 13, the Calvert County Sheriff's Office received multiple reports of cars being broken into in the Huntingtown neighborhood, and while deputies were investigating, they wer…
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Multi-Vehicle Crash Blocks Four Lanes On US-50 In Maryland (
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Several lanes were blocked on US-50 in Anne Arundel County during the evening commute following a crash. A multi-vehicle crash was reported at around 4 p.m. on Tuesday, May 14 on the eastbound lanes of the highway near Whitehall Road (exit 30), leaving four right lanes blocked, with motorists only getting by through the left lane. Maryland DOT Traffic was delayed for approximately a mile as of 4:10 p.m. on Tuesday. Multi-Vehicle Crash. US-50 EB at Whitehall Road (Exit 30). Anne Arundel County, MD. 4 right lanes are blocked, 1 left lane gets by. Delays are approximately 1 mile. — MATOC…
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Minor Killed After 25-Mile Police Pursuit Throughout Southern Maryland, AG Says (
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Additional details have been released by the Maryland Attorney General's Office following a fatal crash that took the life of a young girl overnight. A pursuit that began in Calvert County before coming to a deadly conclusion in Anne Arundel on Monday morning is being investigated by officials, according to the AG. Early on May 13, the Calvert County Sheriff's Office received multiple reports of cars being broken into in the Huntingtown neighborhood, and while deputies were investigating, they were alerted to a vehicle believed to be associated with the car break-ins in the area. Shortly a…
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One Killed When Dump Truck Overturns Into Ravine Near I-270 In Maryland: State Police (
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One person was killed following a Monday morning crash that tied up traffic on I-270 in Montgomery County. Rodney Lee Gibson, 54, of Frederick, has been identified by Maryland State Police investigators as the person killed in a two-vehicle crash when he was driving his dump truck along the interstate in Clarksburg on May 13. At approximately 10:10 a.m. on Monday, Montgomery County Fire and Rescue personnel were called to a stretch of I-270 near Route 109 to investigate a crash involving a van and Gibson's truck. According to the preliminary investigation, the truck and a 2019 Ford Transit…
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Three-Vehicle Crash Backs Up Traffic On I-95 In Harford County
Motorists on I-95 in Northern Maryland were met by delays on Monday afternoon following a three-vehicle crash in Harford County. Volunteer firefighters and paramedics from the Aberdeen fire Department were called to investigate a crash in Belcamp at around 1 p.m. on May 13, tying up traffic in the area. The crash was reported in the right shoulder of the southbound lanes near MD-543 (exit 80/Riverside Parkway). As of 1:30 p.m. on Monday afternoon, traffic was moving slowly on the interstate while crews probed the incident. The cause of the crash remains under investigation. Want breaking…
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One Dead In Police Pursuit In Maryland: AG
An investigation has been launched following a fatal crash during a police pursuit in Anne Arundel County. Traffic was temporarily tied up in Harwood following a "serious motor vehicle crash" that resulted in one person being killed in the area of Solomon's Island Road in the area of Birdsville Road. Google Maps street view According to Maryland Attorney General Anthony Brown, members of his office's Independent Investigations Division (IID) also responded to the scene to investigate the fatal crash. Investigators with our Independent Investigations Division (IID) are on the scene of …
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Truck Crash Causes Lengthy Delays On I-270 In Maryland (
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Traffic slowed to a crawl on Monday morning on I-270 when a reported fatal truck crash shut down a stretch of the interstate in Montgomery County. An alert was issued at around 10:30 a.m. on May 13 following a crash involving a truck on I-270 near MD-109 (exit 22/Old Hundred Road). Traffic incident closes all northbound and southbound lanes on I-270 at Exit #22/Old Hundred Road. Northbound lanes will be detoured at Exit #18/Clarksburg Road. This may be an extended delay. Seek alternate route. #MDTraffic — Montgomery Co OEMHS (@ReadyMontgomery) May 13, 2024 …
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Escapee Who Ditched Court-Ordered GPS Device Apprehended In Maryland, Sheriff Says
A woman is back behind bars months after she escaped from custody in St. Mary's County. An alert was issued in March by the sheriff's office after Lexington Park native Ashley Lauren Markart managed to escape her home detention following her arrest for a weapons offense. According to officials, Markart was on home detention when she removed her court-ordered GPS monitoring device and fled the area. The 31-year-old woman was reported missing on Wednesday, March 6 by the sheriff's office, which said that she had been located and apprehended on Friday. No details about possible new charges w…
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One Airlifted To Trauma Center After Five-Vehicle Crash On Route 50 In Maryland: State Police
One person was airlifted to a shock trauma center and another was hospitalized following a five-vehicle crash that remains under investigation in Maryland, state police say. Shortly after 7 a.m. on Thursday morning, troopers were called to a stretch of the westbound lanes of US Route 50 near the Malkus Bridge, where there was a reported multi-vehicle crash involving a tractor-trailer. Investigators say that a Ford pick-up was heading west on the highway when it struck a tractor-trailer and became disabled, causing the Ford to head into the travel lanes, where it was struck by oncoming traff…
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Upper Marlboro Man Injured When Speeding Driver Evading Officers Crashes Into Home: Police
A 9-year-old girl has been devastated by the unexpected loss of her mother following a fatal crash into an Anne Arundel County home that left five others with serious injuries. Friends and family of Pasadena native Julie Michelle Nushawg, 26, are coming together in support of her daughter, De'Layah in the days after the early morning crash after her driver attempted to avoid a traffic stop early in the morning of Monday, May 6. Anne Arundel County Police Department investigators say that Trayquan McKesson lost control of a Lexus IS 350, failed to negotiate a curve and struck a vacant h…
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Dorothy Skinner, Loren Jones Killed In I-495 Crash
Two people, including a teenager, were killed in a single-vehicle crash on Tuesday in Prince George's County, Maryland State Police confirmed. Investigators have identified Beltsville resident Dorothy Skinner, 74, and 15-year-old Hyattsville native Loren Jones as the two who were killed in the crash on May 7 that left three others with injuries. Single vehicle crash, OL Cap Beltway before I-95. Three patients with life threatening injuries, two with non life threatening injuries. Expect major delays and move over for emergency vehicles. — Prince George’s County Fire/EMS Department (@PGF…
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Passenger, 26, Killed After Driver Crashes Into Tree Off Maryland Parkway: Sheriff
A Baltimore man was killed overnight in Charles County when the driver of the car he was riding in lost control and smashed into a tree, according to the sheriff's office. Daunte Marqui Butler, 26, has been identified as the victim who was killed late on Monday night, May 6 in Waldorf, the Charles County Sheriff's Office announced. Shortly after 11:30 p.m. on May 6, officers from the Charles County Sheriff's Office were called to the area of St. Charles Parkway and St. Ignatius Drive to investigate a single-car crash involving a Chevy Impala. Investigators say that the driver was trav…
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Capital Beltway Crash 5/7/2024
One person was killed and four others hospitalized following a single-vehicle crash that was reported on the Outer Loop of the Beltway near I-95 in Prince George's County. Motorists can expect "major delays," police say, following the crash that left three with life-threatening injuries, and sent two others to the hospital. Single vehicle crash, OL Cap Beltway before I-95. Three patients with life threatening injuries, two with non life threatening injuries. Expect major delays and move over for emergency vehicles. — Prince George’s County Fire/EMS Department (@PGFDNews) May 7, 2024 A…
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Upper Marlboro Man Injured When Speeding Driver Evading Officers Crashes Into Home: Police
A woman was killed and five others suffered serious injuries when a Lexus driver attempting to avoid a traffic stop lost control and crashed into a Jessup home, according to the Anne Arundel County Police Department. Shortly before 1 a.m. on Monday morning, an officer on patrol spotted a Lexus IS 350 driven by Odenton resident Trayquan Edward McKesson, 26, speeding in the area of Annapolis Road and Reece Road in Severn, prompting an attempted traffic stop. Police say that the vehicle sped away from the area, and the officer did not pursue the driver; however, minutes later, there was a 911 …
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Traffic On I-495 Backed Up By Multi-Vehicle Crash In Montgomery County (
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A multi-vehicle crash on I-495 in Montgomery County temporarily tied up traffic on Wednesday. An alert was issued by the Metropolitan Area Transportation Operations Coordination (MATOC) Program shortly before 11 a.m. on May 1 advising that the westbound lanes of I-495 (Outer Loop) past MD-187 at Exit 36 were blocked due to the crash. At least one person was injured. Traffic was able to pass on the shoulders initially, according to officials, though "delays are building" in the area of MD-355 Multi-Vehicle Crash with Injury. I-495 WB (Outer Loop) past MD-187 (Exit 36). Montgomery County…
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Police ID BMW Biker Killed In Anne Arundel County Crash
A motorcyclist was killed on Monday night after a driver leaving a parking lot cut in front of him, leading to a fatal crash in Anne Arundel, police say. Marcelo Luis Aguilar, 44, has been identified as the biker killed on April 29 following a vehicle crash that was reported in Laurel. At around 8:30 p.m. on Monday night, officers from the Anne Arundel County Police Department were called to the 3300 block of Laurel Fort Meade Road (Route 198) to investigate the crash. According to the initial investigation, a 49-year-old man in a 2023 Honda Passport was exiting a commercial parking l…
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Cops ID Young Woman Killed In Southern Maryland Crash
A death investigation has been launched after a 19-year-old woman was killed in a fatal crash in St. Mary's County that left her friends and family reeling. Cobb Island resident Autumn Leighanne Compton has been identified as the victim who was killed in a crash in Mechanicsville over the weekend after striking a truck being driven by 24-year-old North Beach native Zachary Joseph WIlburn, according to the sheriff's office. Deputies from the St. Mary's County Sheriff's office said that the initial investigation into the crash determined that Compton's Honda attempted to make a left-hand turn…
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Trespasser Critically Injured By Train At Federal Triangle Metro Station In Northwest DC
Some riders had to deal with lengthy delays after a trespasser was struck by a train at a Northwest DC Metro station, officials confirmed. At approximately 8:30 p.m. on Sunday night, Metro police officers responded to the Federal Triangle Metro Station to investigate a reported fare jumper, and when they arrived, a man was found under a train. Metro rescue Federal Triangle Metro 350 12th St NW. 1 person confirmed under a train. This is currently a viable patient. DC Fire & @MetroTransitPD in unified command. Rescue efforts in progress by #DCsBravest. — DC Fire and EMS (@dcfireems) Ap…
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Multi-Vehicle Crash On MD-295 Causing 3.5 Miles Of Backups In Anne Arundel County
A multi-vehicle crash on MD-295 caused traffic to be backed up for miles in Anne Arundel County on Tuesday ahead of the afternoon commute. Alerts were issued at approximately 2:15 p.m. on April 23 advising that there was a crash tying up traffic along the roadway in the area of MD-175 (Annapolis Road). The crash forced two lanes to be blocked, with only one getting by. Traffic was backed up nearly four miles as of 2:30 p.m. on Tuesday. ALERT: POLICE ACTIVITY; ANNE ARUNDEL COUNTY; MD 295 N AT ARUNDEL MILLS BLVD; 2 RIGHT LANES CLOSED #MDTRAFFIC SOC — MD State Highway Adm (@MDSHA) Ap…
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Car Crashes Into Front Of Maryland Fast Food Restaurant (
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No injuries were reported on Monday afternoon when a driver accidentally crashed into Baja Fresh in Montgomery County, officials say. First responders were called to the fast food joint on King Farm Boulevard in Rockville before 3 p.m. on April 22, when a Toyota SUV struck the front of the storefront, causing damage to the recently-renovated eatery. The driver crashed into Baja Fresh in Montgomery County. Twitter/@DavidPazos15 According to a Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Service spokesperson, no injuries were reported, including the driver, and the Health Department, Code Enforcemen…
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