In Frederick County, Maryland, a man and woman in a Chrysler Sebring died last Wednesday in a car crash resulting from a road rage incident. Maryland State Police say that according to witnesses, the driver of a green pickup truck and the man and woman in the Sebring exchanged obscene…
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On Maryland’s Eastern Shore, Three People On A Golf Outing Are Killed In Plane Crash
On an open field on Maryland’s Eastern Shore on April 4, three people died when their small plane crashed during a thunderstorm. The victims were Gregory Doppke, a heating and cooling contractor and the plane’s pilot, his business partner Richard Lomas, and their friend Andrew Young. Lomas and Doppke ran…
Elkton, Maryland Man Gets Six Years In Prison For Hit-And-Run Death of Teenager
Shawn Wayne Gibson, 37, has been ordered by an Cecil County Judge to serve a nine-year prison term (three of those years have been suspended). He will also serve three years of supervised probation. Gibson is being held responsible for striking teenager Christopher Donovan Snyder with his 1996 Nissan Quest…
Area Police Agencies In Washington D.C. Area Kick Off Street Smart Pedestrian And Cyclist Safety Campaign
In the Washington D.C. area, area police agencies and transit officials have launched a major campaign focused on reducing the amount of injuries and deaths among cyclists and pedestrians. The campaign was launched on March 20, 2007 in Thomas Circle by officials from suburban Maryland, the District, and northern Virginia.…
Beltway Trucker Involved In Fatal Collision That Killed One Man And Injured Two Others Had Multiple Traffic Citations In Maryland And Six Other States
Roger Scofield, Jr., the man involved in a March 19 accident in Prince George’s County that injured two people and killed one man apparently had traffic citations in Virginia, Maryland, New York, Rhode Island, Connecticut, New Jersey, and Delaware. Citations included speeding, inattentive driving, careless driving, driving on a suspended…
Man Orders Pit Bull to Attack 17-Year-Old Boy In Gambrills, Maryland
Anne Arundel County Police say that a man told his pit bull to attack a teenage boy on the night of March 16th. The boy and his friend were sitting in a parked car on Farrara Drive in Gambrills, Maryland when the man drove up in his Silver Ford Taurus…
Two People Injured After Major Collision On Jones Fall Expressway In Maryland
Baltimore city police say that two people were hurt after a GEO Prism traveling in the fast lane on the North Avenue overpass on the Jones Fall Expressway rear-ended a 1997 Chevy van and subsequently became involved in another collission. The two drivers had agreed to move to the shoulder…
In Washington D.C., Metro Bus Driver Is Fired After Two Pedestrians Are Killed On Valentine’s Day
Victor Z. Kolako, the Metro bus driver who has been charged with two counts of negligent homicide for the death of two pedestrians in downtown Washington D.C. on Valentine’s Day, has been fired by Metro. Kolako had struck Sally Dean McGee, 54, and Martha Stringer Schoenborn, 59, at Seventh Street…
Maryland Motorcycle Rider Dies After Accident With Pickup Truck
Police are investigating an accident in Felton, Delaware, involving a pickup truck and a motorcycle that left Maryland resident and motorcycle rider, John Bishop, 55, in critical condition on Tuesday. Police say that Bishop was riding behind the pickup truck, driven by Charles Muldrow, 57, when, at the intersection of…
Industrial Accident Injures Worker In Fall From Conveyer Belt In Pittsville, Maryland
According to Maryland State Police, a worker in Pittsville, Maryland was injured last week after he fell to the ground from a conveyer belt that was 8.5 feet up in the air. The worker, Stanford McKenzie, 53, is an employee of Maryland Coastal Supply Company. McKenzie was taken to Peninsula…