Police say that the man who was attacked by actor Ving Rhames’ dogs on the movie star’s property was 40-year-old Jacob Adams. Adams had been living at the Brentwood, California property for around two years where he worked as the dogs’ caretaker. The exact cause of death is still being…
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Hagerstown Man Dies After Being Struck by an SUV in Head-On Crash in Maryland
A Hagerstown man died on Monday afternoon in Ringgold Pike in northern Washington County when the 2005 Honda Pilot SUV he was riding in was struck by a Ford Explorer in a head-on collision. Paul Allen Vanderford died at the accident scene. The driver of his car was his 15-year-old…
Motorcycle Injuries and Maryland’s Helmet Law
Currently, Maryland is one of 20 U.S. states that require all motorcycle riders to wear a helmet. A group of motorcyclists, however, are pushing to have Maryland’s “Helmet Law’ revised. They want the Maryland General Assembly to let motorcycle riders over the age of 21, who have at least two…
Children At Psychiatric Hospital in Washington D.C. Might Be In Danger of Injury and Abuse
University Legal Services, Inc., an advocacy group for Washington D.C. children that have developmental disabilities, say that children at Riverside Hospital are in danger of “serious and persistent abuse and neglect.” City mental health officials will now begin to visit the hospital on a weekly basis to monitor the conditions…
Maryland Natural Resources Police Says Boating Accident Critically Injures One Man And Kills His Cousin
A 30-year-old man was critically injured on the Elk River in Cicel County, Maryland, after the Jet Ski-type watercraft he was riding collided with a 42-foot-long, high performance boat. Christopher J. Leight, 30, was treated in Baltimore at the University of Maryland’s Shock Trauma Center for his injuries where he…
Seven People Are Hospitalized in Maryland After Route 50 Bypass Motor Vehicle Collision in Salisbury
A motor vehicle collision near Naylor Mill Road in Salisbury, Maryland led to several people being sent to the hospital and traffic in the area being delayed for close to an hour. On Monday afternoon, an SUV and another motor vehicle crashed into each other in the left lane while…
Maryland Teen Driver Is Accused of Killing Elderly Male Jogger in Salisbury
Maryland State Police say that Robert Michael Littleton, 19, struck and killed a jogger on Tuesday night while driving on Union Church Road in Salisbury. Fred Kiviat, 67, was jogging northbound near the southbound shoulder when he was allegedly hit by Littleton, who was driving a Pontiac Firebird. Police say…
School Bus And Car Crash in Baltimore County And 13 Children Are Sent to Maryland Hospitals
1 adult and 13 children were sent to local hospitals this morning after a school bus carrying 33 children to McDonough Day Camp collided with a Cadillac at Windsor Mill Road and Mayfield Avenue in Baltimore, Maryland. The adult—a woman—was taken to Maryland Shock Trauma Center for observation. Four of…
Maryland Driver Indicted In the Death of Montgomery Police Officer
Ruel Dempster, 19, has been charged in the manslaughter death of Montgomery County police officer Luke T. Hoffman. Dempster is accused of DWI (driving while impaired) on April 25, 2007 in Wheaton, Maryland. Police officers tried to pull him over but he kept driving until he crashed his car in…
Maryland Man Dies After Motor Vehicle Crashes Into His Motorcycle In Charles County
Abraheim Mohamed Zarti of Bryans Road in Charles County, Maryland died on Friday when the motorcycle that he was riding in was hit by a 1998 Toyota Camry at Southbound Maryland Route 210 near Matthews Road. Zarti broke his neck and died from his injuries. The Camry was driven by…