The National Transportation Board Says that the Maryland State Medical Rescue Helicopter that crashed into Prince George’s County Park on Saturday night was not carrying the terrain-awareness system that could have notified the pilot that he was hovering precariously close to trees. Four people died in the aviation accident, including…
In Maryland, 10 people died and 120 people were injured in boating accidents last year. These latest figures were released this year by the US Coast Guard and indicate a slight increase from the 8 Maryland boating fatalities that occurred in 2006. Nationally, the US Coast Guard is reporting a…
US Transportation Secretary Mary Peters announced the latest national drunk driving-related death statistics. Peters noted that while the number of total DUI deaths has dropped significantly in 32 US states, half of the states experienced an increase in drunk driving-related motorcycle fatalities. Overall, almost 13,000 people died in accidents involving…
The parents of a baby that died in her mother’s womb are suing the Peninsula Regional Medical Center and Salisbury obstetrician and gynecologist Dr. John M. Woods for physician negligence resulting in wrongful death. In the lawsuit, filed on behalf of Jennifer Sheller and her companion John Bealefeld last February,…
At University Boulevard and Piney Branch Road, Montgomery County Executive Isiah Leggett and other officials launched their Pedestrian Safety Initiative last week. Leggett’s Pedestrian Safety Initiative include: • Targeting high-incidence areas where pedestrian injuries and deaths have occurred. • Evaluating and enhancing pedestrian connectivity and network needs. • Improving pedestrian…
Attorneys for Frank and Karen Hudson, the couple that was seriously injured when the house under construction next door fell on their home, have notified Calvert County and Chesapeake Bay that a personal injury lawsuit will be filed against them. The accident happened during a storm on May 11. According…
Two kids suffered burn injuries in Washington DC on Monday during a fire accident on a playground at the Columbia Heights Village Apartment Complex. Neighbors blame careless workers for leaving a can of gasoline at the playground. Police say that a boy was playing with the can of gas when…
In Prince George’s County, Maryland, three people were taken to local hospitals yesterday after a purse-snatching incident began a police pursuit that led to a multi-vehicle collision. The robbery took place early in the afternoon when a man jumped out of a Toyota Camry and grabbed a purse from the…
A 21-year-old woman who was raped by her stepfather as a teenager is suing Anne Arundel County for negligence, professional liability, false imprisonment, false arrest, and negligent supervision. She is seeking $1.2 million in personal injury damages for every act of sexual assault by her stepfather that took place between…
In Maryland, investigators say that a police officer was speeding when he hit a 12-year-old pedestrian with his car in April in Montgomery County. Their probe found that Montgomery County Police Officer Jason Cokinos was driving more than 25 mph above the speed limit when he hit Luis Jovel with…