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Salsibury, Maryland – An historic town with several influential neighbors

Salisbury, Maryland, founded in 1732 and incorporated in 1854, is the largest city on the Eastern Shore of Maryland and the county seat of Wicomico County. Salisbury is located at the head of the Wicomico River which leads to the Chesapeake Bay. Salisbury is located near several major cities including Baltimore (106 miles); Washington, D.C. (119 miles), Philadelphia (128 miles), Norfolk (132 miles), Dover (50 miles), and Wilmington (96 miles). Some of the major employers in Salisbury include Salisbury University, Verizon, Peninsula Regional Medical Center, The Knowland Group and Pepsi Bottling of Delmarva.  Nearby attractions include Historical Society of Talbot County Museum, Assateague Island National Seashore, Delaware Seashore State Park, and Salisbury Zoo.

The Climate of Salisbury

Salisbury's location on the Atlantic Coastal Plain gives it a humid subtropical climate, with hot, humid summers and cool to mild winters. However, in winter the area is also subject to some intervening periods of much more intense cold and even occasional blizzards usually characteristic of more Northern regions. The monthly daily average temperature ranges from 37.9 °F in January to 78.6 °F in July. On average, Salisbury annually receives 45.9 inches of precipitation, with 9.9 inches of snowfall. For the current weather conditions in Salisbury, go here.

The major roadways serving Salisbury

U.S. Route 13, one of the major north–south routes of the Delmarva Peninsula. US 13 connects Salisbury to Dover, Delaware and Norfolk, Virginia and is known as the Ocean Highway. U.S. Route 50, one of the major east–west routes on the peninsula which serves as the main route between the Baltimore/Washington region and many of the major cities on Delmarva, including Ocean City; it is known as the Ocean Gateway.  Maryland Route 12, a rural highway that connects Salisbury to the town of Snow Hill; Maryland Route 349, a rural highway that connects Salisbury to Nanticoke and Quantico.

In Accident Data Center, find information about recent Salisbury accidents here:

Salisbury car accidents;

Salisbury bicycle accidents;

Salisbury motorcycle accidents;

Salisbury train accidents;

Other types of accidents in Salisbury.

Major hospitals in Salisbury:

Peninsula Regional Medical Center;

Chesapeake Rehabilitation Hospital.

Salisbury legal information for accident victims

After someone has been injured or killed in a motor-vehicle crash in Salisbury, many decisions need to be made immediately and questions need to be answered. For example, how much of the medical costs will be covered by the insurance policy? How does PIP insurance help with medical bills immediately? What if the at-fault driver has no insurance?

What to do after a serious injury accident in Salisbury

When someone has been injured or killed in a motor-vehicle collision in Salisbury, the accident victim and their family members are left with medical bills, lost income, and other costs. It is important to get legal assistance to help the accident victim recover, or when the accident is fatal, to help the family members get fully compensated for their losses. Learn more about how a Salisbury personal injury attorney will help injured victims and families.

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Accident reports by county

Most recent accident reports

The fatal collision happened at approximately 9 p.m. Monday when police say an Acura TL exited State Route 12 in Girdletree on a curve, collided with some trees, one of which fell on top of the car.

Date: 
Monday, May 11, 2015
Roadway: 
State Route 12
Type: Car Accident
Rodney Todd, 36, and his 7 children ages 6 to 15 were discovered dead on Monday, apparently of carbon monoxide poisoning in their home on Antioch Avenue in  on Monday.
Date: 
Monday, April 6, 2015
Roadway: 
Antioch Avenue
The collision happened Friday afternoon in Marion Station, in Somerset County on the lower Eastern Shore.
Date: 
Friday, March 27, 2015
Type: Car Accident
The bodies of two horses -- killed when a tractor trailer slammed into them on a Delaware highway -- caused another vehicle to overturn early Saturday morning, injuring two people.
Date: 
Saturday, October 18, 2014
Roadway: 
U.S. Route 13

Del. State Police are investigating a motorcycle crash that killed one person and left another seriously injured.

Date: 
Wednesday, June 25, 2014
Roadway: 
Sussex Highway
City: 
Delmar, DE

Police are investigating a car accident that claimed the life of a Delaware teenager.

Date: 
Friday, May 23, 2014
Roadway: 
Sussex Highway
Type: Car Accident

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

Date: 
Tuesday, April 1, 2014
Roadway: 
Lewis Road
City: 
Berlin, MD
Type: Car Accident
Date: 
Friday, March 21, 2014
City: 
Berlin, MD

A 35-year-old man is hospitalized after a crash that involved a train and a car Monday afternoon.

It happened at 1:30 p.m. at Main Street at Railroad Avenue in Ellendale, Delaware.

Date: 
Sunday, March 16, 2014

A Delaware man was arrested and charged with his 12th DUI after he allegedly fled the scene of a crash.

Date: 
Thursday, March 13, 2014
Roadway: 
Nine Foot Road
Type: Car Accident
Maryland State Police say they’ve charged an Ocean City man in a hit-and-run involving a pedestrian. Troopers were called to Keyser Point Road in West Ocean City on Monday night and found a woman had been struck by a vehicle.
Date: 
Sunday, March 9, 2014
Type: Car Accident
Topics: 
Hit and Run