A multi-car accident in Hughesville at Siesta Fields Place and Maryland Route 231 on Tuesday left four drivers injured. Three of the injured had to be flown to hospitals because the extent of their injuries were so serious. Robert Charles Hall Jr. was driving his 2005 Dodge truck East on…
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Woman Accused Of Hitting Four School Children In Hit-And-Run Accident In La Plata, Maryland Is Released On Bond
The King George, Virginia woman who is accused of hitting four children that were waiting for a school bus in La Plata, Maryland on Tuesday, and then fleeing the accident scene, has been released on $50,000 bond after being charged with failing to stop after an injury accident and DWI…
At Least 40 People are Injured in Washington D.C. After Female Driver Plows Her Car Through the Unifest Street Festival in Anacostia on Saturday
A 30-year-old woman has been preliminarily charged by Washington D.C. police with aggravated assault while armed, after the vehicle she was driving barreled through the Unifest church-sponsored festival last night. The term “armed” refers to the 1991 Volvo that she was driving. At least 40 people were injured in the…
Actress-R & B Singer Brandy Counter-Sues Man Suing Her For Personal Injury From Fatal Car Accident
Brandy Norwood, the R& B singer-actress is countersuing for negligence Mallory Ham, a man who is also suing the performer for personal injury. Both Brandy and Ham are facing wrongful death lawsuits from the family of Awatef Aboudihaj, the woman who was killed when her Toyota Corolla was struck by…
In Fruitland, Maryland, One Person Dies and Six Others are Injured In Multi-Car Drunken Driving Collision
Maryland State Police have revealed the names of those who were injured last Saturday in Fruitland, Maryland, when a Hispanic male driving a Pontiac Sunfire GT on Route 13 struck a Pontiac Grand Am and a Honda Ridgeline pickup. The driver is believed to have been driving under the influence.…
After Deadly Car Accident, Maryland Governor Martin O’Malley Passes A Law Against Failing to Stop at A Nonfunctioning Traffic Light
Maryland Governor Martin O’Malley has signed into law a bill that imposes penalties on failing to stop at a nonfunctioning traffic light located off a highway exit ramp. The penalties will be the same as for running a red light. The state legislation created the bill after a deadly motor…
All Metro Bus Shelters in DC to Be Inspected After Glass Structure Falls and Leads to Injuries
In the wake of a bus shelter falling on waiting passengers on Macarthur Boulevard near Cathedral Avenue in Washington D.C., all metro bus shelters in the area are to undergo a safety inspection. The accident happened earlier this month when a Metrobus ran into the shelter, shattering the structure that…
Baltimore Obstetrician Found Liable for Medical Malpractice Is Ordered to Pay $8.1 Million
Last week, a jury found Dr. Emerson R. Julian, Jr., an obstetrician and former city councilman, liable for medical malpractice. He has been ordered to pay $8.1 million to the parents of a baby boy who suffered brain damage during a challenging delivery at Mercy Medical Center in 2003. Baby…
In Maryland, New Law Makes Staging Car Accidents A Crime
Yesterday, Maryland Governor Martin O’Malley made it a crime to stage a car accident to steal insurance money. Bill HB1409, signed into law, would also limit the amount of access outsiders had to police reports so that perpetrators wouldn’t be able to secure the names of real crash victims and…
Maryland Natural Resources Police Says Ocean City Ranks as One of Three Areas to Watch for Boat Crashes
As the boating season begins, Maryland Natural Resources Police have their eyes on Ocean City, Deep Creek Lake in Garrett County, and Sandy Point State Park in Anne Arundel County as three areas where the largest number of boating accidents have been known to occur. In 2006, boating police implemented…