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Thursday, May 15, 2014

Maryland State Police are investigating a fatal car crash in Davidsonville Friday morning.
The crash happened on MD 50 westbound near MD 424, Anne Arundel County police said at 6:45 a.m. Maryland State Police at the Glen Burnie Barrack said they had few details immediately available on the crash.
It was not yet known whether a storm that dropped more than an inch of rain across the region before 6:30 a.m. contributed to the crash. Two lanes are open on MD 50 but traffic is delayed, county police said.

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Wednesday, May 7, 2014

A deadly crash between a car and a motorcycle near Mitchellville Plaza in Prince George's County Thursday took the life of a beloved local firefighter. 

Garrett A. Greene, 24, was killed Thursday afternoon when his motorcycle collided with a car.

According to Maryland State police, a preliminary investigation indicated that the driver of a gold Ford Fusion attempted to make a left onto westbound Route 214 and crossed directly in front of Greene's Kawaski motorcycle, which was traveling eastbound.

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Saturday, April 19, 2014

Maryland State Police said one person was killed and three others injured when a truck trying to cross Route 15 in Emmitsburg was hit by an oncoming car Sunday afternoon.

Troopers said a Ford truck on Motter’s Station Road attempted to cross northbound Route 15 when it was struck in the side by a Ford Explorer. The driver of the truck, Charles Stambaugh, 87, was pronounced dead at the scene.

The driver of the Explorer, Mary Hilton, 44, and two other people were injured in the accident. They were taken to Gettysburg Hospital. Their conditions are unknown.

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Saturday, April 19, 2014

Gaithersburg police arrested three men Sunday after they led officers on a car chase that ended with the men crashing into a tree.

According to the department, police officers attempted to pull over a silver Toyota Camry in the area of W. Diamond Avenue and Bureau Drive on Sunday, after witnessing the driver commit more than one traffic violation. Officers said they suspected the driver may be under the influence of alcohol or drugs.

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Monday, April 14, 2014
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Trenton-NJ
A pregnant woman and several children were among the injured when a church group smashed into a utility pole in Pittsgrove, New Jersey on Tuesday morning. State police tell Action News that it was around 5:30 a.m. Tuesday when a Maryland church group of 10 was on its way west along Route 40, headed home from an event in Atlantic City, when the driver fell asleep. The van ran off the road and hit a utility pole. All of the passengers in the van were injured.
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Tuesday, April 8, 2014
Six people, including three children, were seriously hurt after a major accident involving at least two vehicles in St. Paul on Wednesday, St. Paul Police say. The crash was reported near Maryland Avenue East and Johnson Parkway around 8:45 p.m. St. Paul police say 23-year-old Jim Xion was driving with one passenger. According to police, Xion collided with 44-year-old Tou Lee, who had his three children in the car. Lee and his 10-year-old son were ejected. All victims were taken to Regions Hospital and were in serious condition when they arrived Wednesday, police said.
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Sunday, April 6, 2014

A man was killed after being ejected from a vehicle in a crash on I-95 in the Abingdon area early Monday morning, officials from the Maryland State Police said.

A 2004 Mitsubishi Eclipse was found in the grassy area near the pullover lane on I-95 North around 1:40 a.m. Monday, police said.

The driver, identified as Dereck Wayne Hobbs, 24, was pronounced dead on the scene, after being thrown from the vehicle during the crash, police said.

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Tuesday, April 1, 2014

A 63-year-old Snow Hill man was killed Wednesday when he crashed his car into an oncoming vehicle, police said.

It happened at about 6:30 p.m. According to the Worcester County Sheriff’s Office, Eltee Thomas Shockley Jr., was driving a 2005 Hyundai northbound on Lewis Road. He lost control of his vehicle while going around a curve in the road and struck an oncoming 2011 Chevrolet Traverse sideways. Shockley was pronounced dead at the scene, police said.

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Sunday, March 30, 2014

One person was killed when a tractor trailer and dump truck collided on northbound Interstate 95 near Perryville Monday morning, Maryland State Police said.

Traffic was snarled through the area for more than three hours following the accident, but the accident scene was finally cleared shortly after 3 p.m., according to live MDOT highway cameras.

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Tuesday, March 25, 2014
Maryland State Police said they were investigating a fatal accident Wednesday morning in Prince George’s County, as officials throughout the area warned drivers to slow down because of icy road conditions caused when Tuesday night’s snow melted and freezing temperatures made roads slick. The fatal accident occurred around 5 a.m. on the westbound side of Route 214 and St. Michaels Drive in Kettering, where police responded to a report of an overturned 1994 Dodge pick-up truck on the road. The driver, an adult male, was pronounced dead on the scene, police said.