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Man Struck, Killed By Family Member In Maryland Driveway Identified By Police
New details have been released after a 72-year-old man was killed when a family member accidentally backed into him. Abdul Kaium Mohammad Hakim has been identified by the Montgomery County Department of Police as the person who was struck and killed in a Germantown driveway on Friday afternoon. Officers were called shortly after 12:30 p.m. on May 1 to the 11600 block of Drumcastle Terrace, where there were reports of a person struck. Investigators say Hakim was getting into a black 2012 Toyota Camry when the driver reversed the vehicle, causing him to fall before he was struck by the…
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Young Father Killed, 9-Year-Old Daughter Injured In Hit-Run Crash: State Police
A young father is dead, and his daughter was injured in a hit-and-run crash after the driver fled on foot in Southern Maryland, state police say. Indian Head resident Harry Washington III, 32, has been identified as the motorcyclist who was struck by the driver of an orange 2013 Dodge Dart who then ran away from the scene. A 9-year-old girl was also on the motorcycle at the time of the crash. Both she and Washington were airlifted to area hospitals where he died from his injuries. Investigators say that around 7:40 p.m. on Sunday, May 3, troopers were called to a stretch of Route 210 near …
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Ejected, Trapped, Airlifted: Three Critically Injured In Violent I-70 Crash In Maryland
Two people had to be airlifted to Maryland hospitals with critical injuries after one was ejected and another was trapped inside a wrecked vehicle along I-70. Shortly before 5 p.m. on Saturday, May 2, Frederick County Fire and Rescue crews were called to a stretch of the eastbound lanes of the interstate near the Myersville rest area, where there were reports of a violent crash. Upon arrival, first responders found a mangled car, with one person thrown from the vehicle and another pinned inside. A third was also seriously injured. Two were flown by police helicopters with life-threatening …
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Man Struck, Killed By Family Member In Maryland Driveway, Police Say
A Maryland man was killed after being struck by a vehicle driven by a family member in what police say was a tragic driveway incident. The collision happened in Germantown, where officers and Montgomery County Fire Rescue crews were called to the 11600 block of Drumcastle Terrace around 12:35 p.m. on Friday, May 1. When they arrived, they found a 75-year-old man who had been hit in a residential driveway. He was rushed to a nearby hospital, but did not survive his injuries. The driver — identified only as a family member — remained at the scene and is cooperating with investigators. Poli…
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Fatal Ride On Bus Crash Shuts Down Major Maryland Roads During Morning Commute
A deadly crash involving a Ride On bus brought traffic to a standstill in Maryland early Friday morning. The collision happened around 4:47 a.m., May 1, on Midcounty Highway in Montgomery County, near Goshen Road, where a vehicle slammed into a county bus, according to police. The impact shut down a busy stretch of roadway in Gaithersburg just as the morning commute was beginning, with Midcounty Highway and nearby intersections closed for hours as crews worked the scene. Midcounty Highway and Woodfield Road in Gaithersburg. Google Maps street view Firefighters were called to th…
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61-Year-Old Woman Killed In Early-Morning Crash At Busy Maryland Intersection: State Police
A woman was killed and a second driver suffered minor injuries following a crash at a busy Maryland intersection, state police say. Brenda Godbolt, 61, has been identified as the driver killed Thursday morning in Prince George's County in a crash involving an SUV in Upper Marlboro. According to Maryland State Police investigators, at around 4 a.m. on April 30, Glen Burnie resident Ronald Spangler, Jr., 30, was driving a Chevy Silverado north on Route 301 as he approached the traffic light at the intersection of Village Drive. As he approached, police say Godbolt's Mazda 3 entered the inter…
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Second Maryland Highway Worker Killed In 72 Hours After Safety Week Ends: State Police
A second Maryland highway worker has been killed just days after the state marked the end of Work Zone Safety Week. Dipakkumar Patel, 70, of Delmar, was killed shortly before 12:40 p.m. on Tuesday, April 28, in a crash on northbound US 13 at King Miller Road in Princess Anne, Maryland State Police said. Patel was sitting inside a marked Maryland Department of Transportation vehicle while working on a highway maintenance project when another driver slammed into the rear of his car, according to investigators. He was pronounced dead at the scene by first responders. The crash comes jus…
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Drunk Driver Slams Into Living Room, Missing Dad Sitting On Couch By Inches
A Maryland family is recovering after a car slammed through their living room in the middle of the night, coming within inches of killing a father sitting on his couch. The crash happened late Saturday, April 25, in Cape St. Claire near Annapolis, where Tyler Billings was downstairs watching TV while his wife and two young daughters were upstairs in bed, according to loved ones and the organizer of a fundraiser created for the family. The vehicle tore through the home and struck the couch where Tyler had been sitting moments before impact. He was rushed to Shock Trauma with injuries and lat…
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Garbage Day Goes Sideways As Truck Slams Into Virginia Home, Causes Damage
A Virginia neighborhood got an unexpected wake-up call when a garbage truck plowed into the side of a home, leaving behind a scene that looked more like a demolition job than a delivery route. The garbage truck crashed into a home in a residential neighborhood, prompting a midday emergency response. Fire and rescue crews were called shortly after 11:15 a.m. on Tuesday, April 28, to the 7600 block of Henry Knox Drive In Lorton, where there were reports of a vehicle striking a house. It was not just any vehicle. When units arrived, they found the truck lodged into the side of a single-famil…
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Driver Killed In Violent Maryland Crash That Left Driver Pinned Inside Vehicle (
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One person has died after being taken to the hospital after being extricated from their vehicle in a violent two-vehicle crash in Maryland. Shortly after 6:45 a.m. on Tuesday, April 28, Prince George's County Fire and EMS crews were called to the intersection of Laurel Bowie Road and Old Laurel Bowie Road to investigate a crash that left one driver trapped. Two men were rescued and rushed to area hospitals, where one later died from his injuries, officials confirmed on Tuesday morning. The second driver was treated for what were described as "serious, but non-life-threatening injuries."&nbs…
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Maryland Motorcyclist, 23, Killed In Route 85 Crash After Being Thrown From Bike, Sheriff Says
A 23-year-old Maryland motorcyclist was killed after being thrown from his bike in a multi-vehicle crash, according to the Frederick County Sheriff's Office. Deputies were called around 10 p.m. on Monday, April 27, to a stretch of the northbound lanes of Route 85 near Spectrum Drive, for a reported two-vehicle collision involving a motorcyclist. According to the sheriff's office, Ijamsville resident Christoph Kenny was riding a 2019 Suzuki motorcycle when he rear-ended a 2013 Honda. He was thrown from the bike and suffered serious injuries. Detectives say Kenny was treated by paramedics at…
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Maryland Marks Work Zone Safety Week, Worker Killed Less Than 24 Hours Later
A Maryland highway worker was struck and killed on the Capital Beltway just one day after the state marked the end of Work Zone Safety Week, prompting outrage from his union and renewed calls for drivers to slow down. Robert W. Dempsey, 40, of Ellicott City, was killed shortly before noon on Saturday, April 25, while working along the Inner Loop near Route 414 in Forestville, Maryland State Police said. Dempsey was outside his emergency vehicle setting up cones on the ramp from St. Barnabas Road when he was hit by a passing SUV, investigators said. He was pronounced dead at the scene. The…
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