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Driver Killed In Head-On Crash After Crossing Into Oncoming Traffic In Virginia: Police
A 52-year-old man was killed after losing control of his vehicle and crashing head-on into a pick-up truck in Northern Virginia. Daniel Tsequi Mehari has been identified as the driver who died in a crash in Chantilly on Tuesday morning, according to the Fairfax County Police Department. Shortly after 8:30 a.m. on June 2, officers were called to investigate a multi-vehicle crash in the 4300 block of Pleasant Valley Road involving a Honda Accord and a Ford F-450 Super Duty truck. Police say Mehari's Honda was traveling south on the roadway when it drifted into the northbound lanes and struck…
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Bus Driver Accused Of Causing I-95 Crash That Killed Five, Injured Dozens Indicted (
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The New York bus driver who caused a massive I-95 pile-up crash that claimed the lives of five Massachusetts residents in Virginia has been indicted, authorities confirmed on Monday. Staten Island native Jing Sheng Dong, 48, has been charged with multiple counts of involuntary manslaughter and reckless driving following the fatal crash in Stafford County over the weekend. Shortly after 2:30 a.m. on May 29, troopers were called to the southbound lanes of I-95 in Stafford, where a bus plowed into traffic that was slowing for an upcoming work zone. The bus, operated by E&P Travel and head…
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Maryland Mother Reportedly Walking With Kids Killed Along Busy Maryland Roadway: Sheriff
A 46-year-old Frederick woman died after being struck by a vehicle while walking along a roadway Friday evening, according to the Frederick County Sheriff's Office. Deputies were called around 6:22 p.m. on Friday, May 29, to the area of Bethel Road and White Rock Avenue for a reported pedestrian-involved crash. Investigators say Vung Sian, 46, of Frederick, was walking southbound near the right side of the travel lane on Bethel Road when she was struck by a 2011 Nissan Altima that was also traveling southbound. The driver remained at the scene and cooperated with investigators, providing a…
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Two Kids Among Five Killed In I-95 Bus Crash That Injured 44: State Police (
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New details have been released by Virginia State Police investigators after two children were among five Massachusetts residents killed in a violent crash on I-95 in Stafford County on Friday morning. Shortly after 2:30 a.m. on May 29, troopers were called to the southbound lanes of I-95 in Stafford, where a bus plowed into traffic that was slowing for an upcoming work zone. The bus, operated by E&P Travel and heading from New York City to Charlotte, struck a Chevrolet Suburban, forcing it into an Acura SUV and at least four other vehicles. The I-95 crash in Virginia. Virginia …
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22-Year-Old Motorcyclist Fighting For Life After Being Flown From Southern Maryland Crash
What started as an evening ride through Southern Maryland ended with a 22-year-old motorcyclist being flown to a hospital with life-threatening injuries. Leo Cianciolo remains in critical condition after a crash on Mechanicsville Road that drew a major emergency response, shut down part of the roadway, and ended with him being rushed away by a state police helicopter, according to the St. Mary's County Sheriff's Office. Shortly after 8:30 p.m. on Thursday, May 28, first responders were called to investigate a reported crash involving an SUV and a motorcycle. Investigators say an 86-year-ol…
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Five Dead, 34 Hurt After Bus Slams Into Traffic On I-95 (
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Five people were killed, and dozens more were injured early on Friday morning on I-95 in Virginia when a bus plowed into slowed traffic, officials confirmed. The crash was reported around 2:35 a.m. on May 29, near the 146-mile marker of the southbound lanes of the interstate in Stafford, where traffic was slowing for an upcoming work zone, according to Virginia State Police. The bus failed to slow down and instead crashed into six vehicles. The I-95 crash in Virginia. Virginia State Police By sunrise, the aftermath stretched across the interstate and beyond it. Photos release…
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Ambulance Crash At Busy Maryland Intersection Sends Four To Hospital (
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Four people were seriously injured in Maryland on Thursday when an ambulance slammed into another vehicle during the morning commute, officials say. Shortly before 7:15 a.m. on May 28, crews were called to the intersection of Addison Road and Ronald Road in Walker Mill, where there was a reported crash involving a Prince George's County Fire Department ambulance and a second vehicle. Investigators say two men in the vehicle and two PGFD employees were taken to the hospital with what were described as "serious, but non-life-threatening injuries." Details about the crash were not released la…
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‘HEY! YOU CAN’T
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Virginia drivers already dodge enough nonsense on the road. Thursday morning added one more: a runaway boulder. Deputies in Fauquier County were called to the intersection of Lee Highway and Route 605 north of Warrenton after a massive boulder slid out of a dump truck and landed squarely in the roadway, blocking traffic and bringing the morning commute to a very confused halt. Not gravel. Not debris. A whole boulder. Photos from the scene showed the giant rock sitting in the middle of the intersection like it paid taxes there while deputies inspected the truck that lost it. The Fauquier …
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Car Slams Into Oxygen Tank Outside Maryland Nursing Facility, Triggering HazMat Response
A vehicle smashed into a liquid oxygen tank outside of an assisted living facility in Maryland, triggering a multi-agency HazMat emergency response on Wednesday morning. Shortly after 9:15 a.m. on May 27, first responders were called to the Complete Care Skilled Nursing & Rehabilitation in the 4900 block of La Salle Road in Chillum, according to Prince George's County Fire and EMS officials. Early reports from the scene raised fears of a possible mass patient care incident after the vehicle struck an exterior liquid oxygen tank connected to the facility. That immediately led to a large…
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Bus Fire Shuts Down I-70 In Maryland Near I-81 During Rainy Morning Commute (
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Drivers hit the brakes on I-70 Wednesday morning after a bus burst into flames near the busy I-81 interchange in Washington County. The fire broke out around 6:40 a.m. on the westbound side of I-70 near Exit 26 in the Hagerstown area, shutting down all westbound lanes during the rainy morning commute. Traffic cameras showed thick backups stretching behind the scene as emergency crews surrounded the burning bus. According to multiple reports, the fire started after a tire blew out. Students and the driver were able to get off the bus safely before flames spread through the vehicle. By mid…
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Dulles No Longer Sole US Entry Point For Travelers Covered Under Ebola Restrictions
Washington Dulles International Airport is no longer the only US airport handling travelers covered under the federal government’s Ebola-related travel restrictions tied to the growing outbreak in Central Africa. Just days after the Department of Homeland Security ordered affected travelers to funnel through Dulles for enhanced screening, federal officials announced the list is expanding again. Beginning Thursday night, May 28, travelers arriving from the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda, or South Sudan will also be allowed to enter through New York’s John F. Kennedy International A…
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Salvadoran Soccer Player Faces Long Recovery After Crash Leaves Him Without Arm In Maryland
What should have been another normal spring weekend turned into a nightmare for a Maryland family after a devastating crash left a 23-year-old soccer-loving son with catastrophic injuries and an uncertain future. Now, Hector Zamora's family is asking the community for help. Zamora, who turns 24 later this month, suffered life-altering injuries in a crash in May, according to a GoFundMe launched by organizer Griselda Benitez in Seabrook. His 14-year-old sister was also inside the vehicle, though relatives said she escaped with only minor injuries. Hector wasn’t as lucky. The El Salvador n…
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Power Line Crashes Onto Richmond Highway In Virginia Triggering Memorial Day Delays
Commuters were delayed in Virginia on Monday afternoon as Memorial Day got off to a strange start in Fairfax County. First responders were called around 7:30 a.m. on Monday, May 25, to a stretch of Richmond Highway in Woodlawn near the intersection of Sacremento Drive, where there was a single-vehicle crash that ended with a power line down, officials say. Fairfax County Police No injuries were reported. According to the Fairfax County Police Department, drivers are urged to avoid the area while crews make repairs. The cause of the crash remains under investigation. Check back to Daily…
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Driver Pulled From I-270 Tractor-Trailer Crash In Montgomery County Dies, Officials Say
A Maryland driver died after becoming trapped inside a mangled vehicle during a violent crash with a tractor trailer on I-270 Friday morning. Rescue crews rushed to the northbound express lanes near Shady Grove Road around 7:30 a.m., where firefighters found the passenger vehicle crushed in the wreckage during the height of rush-hour traffic in Montgomery County. Firefighters worked to cut the driver from the destroyed vehicle as medics launched what officials described as aggressive lifesaving efforts at the scene. The driver was removed in critical condition but later died from his injur…
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Massive Emergency Response Shuts Down Stretch Of I-95 In Maryland (
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A massive police response brought traffic to a crawl along one of Maryland’s busiest highway corridors Thursday afternoon, shutting down lanes on I-95 and MD-198. All northbound lanes of the interstate were shut down shortly before noon on Thursday, May 21, in Laurel, according to officials. Traffic on I-95 in Maryland. Maryland DOT The westbound ramp from MD-198 to I-95 northbound was also shut down as emergency crews flooded the area. I-95 NB LL at MD-198. Prince George's County, MD. All lanes are blocked on the I-95 NB local lanes additionally, the MD-198 WB ramp to I-95 NB i…
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Drivers Trapped As Maryland Storms Tear Down Utility Poles Across Highway (
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The severe storms forecasters warned about all day finally hit Maryland — and they immediately started tearing down power poles across a major Frederick County roadway during the evening commute. Nearly a dozen utility poles snapped and crashed across Buckeystown Pike near Fingerboard Road on Wednesday, May 20, after powerful storms rolled through the area, according to Frederick County Fire & Rescue officials. Photos from the scene showed poles and live wires sprawled across Route 85 as stranded drivers sat trapped between the debris during heavy rain and darkening skies. The sce…
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Service Restored After Massive Montgomery County Water Main Break Tore Open Roadway (
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A massive Maryland water main break that split open a major roadway, flooded intersections, and snarled rush hour traffic is finally entering the repair phase after crews worked through the night beneath Bradley Boulevard in Bethesda. What started as a violent rupture Tuesday afternoon near the Chevy Chase line quickly turned into an around-the-clock infrastructure emergency after a 20-inch underground water main burst beneath the roadway, sending muddy water pouring across intersections and cracking apart large sections of pavement. The aftermath of the water main break. @WSSCWater…
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Massive Maryland Water Main Break Splits Open Road, Floods Bethesda Streets (
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A massive water main break tore apart a major roadway in Montgomery County, flooding streets and triggering emergency closures during Tuesday afternoon rush hour in Maryland. The rupture occurred beneath Bradley Boulevard in Bethesda, near the Chevy Chase line, where a 20-inch underground water main burst, causing sections of pavement to buckle, crack, and collapse, officials say. Critical Event - MCFRS on the scene - Bradley Blvd and Arlington Road (Bethesda) - EXTENDED ROAD CLOSURE FOR WATER MAIN BREAK AND ROAD CRACKING. Bradley Blvd in Both directions between Arlington Rd and Leland S…
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Gaithersburg Motorcyclist Killed After Slamming Into Turning Car Near I-270 Ramp, Police Say
A 25-year-old Maryland motorcyclist died after his bike slammed into the back of a turning car near an I-270 ramp over the weekend, according to investigators. The crash happened around 9:45 p.m. on Saturday, May 16, in Gaithersburg. Montgomery County Police say Roger Gustavo Pineda Cardona was riding a green 2008 Kawasaki EX250 eastbound on West Diamond Avenue when the motorcycle collided with the rear of a black 2022 Toyota Camry. Investigators say the Camry was attempting to turn left from westbound West Diamond Avenue onto the southbound I-270 ramp at the time of the collision. First …
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Two Adults Killed, Children Seriously Hurt In Overnight Crash Over I-66 In Virginia: Police
Two adults were killed, and two children were injured in a violent overnight crash that shut down Route 123 over I-66 in Virginia, according to the Fairfax County Police Department. The single-vehicle wreck happened in Oakton during the early morning hours of Sunday, May 17. Police say a woman driving the vehicle was pronounced dead at the scene. A man riding with her was rushed to the hospital with life-threatening injuries, where he later died. Two children in the car were also taken to the hospital — one with life-threatening injuries — officials said. The crash shut down Route 123 ove…
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Overnight I-95 Lane Closures Planned Near Patapsco River Bridges Through May
Drivers heading through the Baltimore-Howard County line on I-95 are about to lose some lanes overnight. The Maryland State Highway Administration announced crews will begin repairs Sunday night on the I-95 bridges over the Patapsco River, bringing overnight lane closures and potential backups along one of the region’s busiest stretches of highway. The work zone sits between I-195 (Metropolitan Boulevard) and the I-95/I-895 split. Construction is scheduled to begin Sunday night, May 17, and continue through the end of May, weather permitting. Officials say the project is aimed at improvin…
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Alabama Driver Blocking Maryland Traffic Pulled Gun On Aggressive Motorist, Sheriff Says
A man hundreds of miles from home is facing a host of serious charges in Maryland after a bizarre bout of road rage that ended with him behind bars. Mobile, Alabama resident Brian Normand, 59, got a tour of the inside of a correctional facility, not the Eastern Shore, following an incident on Route 50 in Stevensville, according to the Queen Anne's County Office of the Sheriff. The incident played out shortly after 7:45 p.m. on Sunday, May 10. Investigators say traffic was backed up on westbound Route 50 near Duke Street when Normand allegedly decided to take matters into his own hands. Ac…
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Maryland Driver Killed In Violent Crash That Flipped School Bus During Rush Hour Identified
The 23-year-old Maryland driver killed in a violent three-vehicle crash that flipped a school bus on its side during rush hour has been identified by police. Bryans Road resident Dequan Gravely was pronounced dead at the scene by first responders following the crash shortly after 7 a.m. on Friday, May 8, in Accokeek, according to the Prince George's County Police Department. \The crash happened near the intersection of Indian Head Highway and Pine Drive. Indian Head Highway and Pine Drive in Accokeek Google Maps street view Investigators say Gravely was driving northbound on In…
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Woman, 24, Killed After Slamming Into Stopped Tractor-Trailer On I-95 In Virginia (
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A 24-year-old woman is dead after being struck by a tractor-trailer in the middle of I-95 on Sunday morning, police say. Richmond resident Tamara Eddy has been identified by state police investigators as the person killed shortly after 1 a.m. in the northbound lanes of the interstate in Stafford County. Police say a 2023 Freightliner tractor-trailer was stopped in the center lane for an unrelated crash when it was rear-ended by Eddy's 2022 Subaru. Eddy was killed in the crash. The driver of the Freightliner was uninjured. The crash remains under investigation. Check Daily Voice for updat…
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SUV Ends Up Riding I-270 Median Wall After Wild Rockville Rollover Crash (
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A Maryland driver somehow ended up riding the concrete median wall of I-270 after a violent rollover crash that shut down lanes for hours and left debris scattered across one of the busiest highways in the region. First responders were called around 9:15 a.m. on Saturday, May 9, to the northbound lanes of I-270 near Exit 4 and Montrose Road in Rockville after reports of a rollover crash with entrapment and traumatic injuries. Photos from the scene showed a black SUV balanced on its side directly atop the concrete barrier separating the highway, with chunks of debris and broken concrete spre…
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Driver Killed In Three-Vehicle Crash Involving School Bus On Busy Maryland Highway: Police
One person was killed in a crash involving a school bus and two other drivers during rush hour on Friday morning, shutting down a busy Maryland highway as investigators swarmed the scene. First responders in Prince George's County were called around 7:20 a.m. to the area of Indian Head Highway and Pine Drive in Accokeek to investigate the incident, which left the bus on its side. According to officials, the driver of one vehicle was pronounced dead at the scene. The bus driver was taken to an area hospital with undisclosed injuries, and the third driver was treated at the scene. Poli…
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Head-On Crash On Maryland Highway Leaves 7 Hurt, Including 2 Young Children: State Police
Two children were among seven injured in a violent two-vehicle crash in Maryland that required multiple people to be airlifted to area hospitals, according to state police. Shortly after 8 p.m. on Tuesday, May 5, troopers were called to investigate a head-on crash that was reported in Frederick County that left several victims trapped inside mangled vehicles. The crash happened shortly after 8 p.m. on May 5 in the 5900 block of Dickerson Road in Dickerson, where emergency crews from Frederick and Montgomery counties rushed to a chaotic scene involving two heavily damaged vehicles. Two peop…
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Teen Airlifted After Electric Dirt Bike Crash On Maryland Highway Dies At Hospital: Police
A teen on an electric dirt bike who was struck by a driver on a Maryland highway died from his injuries, state police confirmed on Wednesday. Troopers in Harford County were called around 2:30 p.m. on Tuesday, May 5, to investigate reports of a crash involving a 16-year-old from Fallston and a Honda CR-V in the area of Maryland Route 152 and Pleasantville Road. Investigators say the driver was heading south on Route 152 and attempted to make a left turn onto Pleasantville Road. The teen was riding north on Route 152 when he struck the passenger side of the vehicle. The teen was airlifted b…
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Hydrochloric Acid Leak Triggers Massive HazMat Response At Maryland Rail Yard
A hazardous materials response was launched in Maryland after a hydrochloric acid leak was reported from a rail car in Baltimore. The Baltimore City Fire Department was called shortly before 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday, May 5, to the 800 block of Chesapeake Avenue near 9th Street for a reported chemical leak from a CSX rail car, according to officials. HazMat crews arrived and immediately began working to identify and contain the source of the leak inside the rail yard. Fire officials said the substance involved was hydrochloric acid, prompting a specialized response from hazardous materials team…
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Driver Hits Woman, Child In Montgomery County Intersection, Crashes Into Bushes: Police
A woman and a child were both injured by an apparent hit-and-run driver who later crashed in Maryland. First responders were called around 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday, May 5, to the intersection of Clubhouse Road and Centerway Road in Montgomery Village, according to officials in Montgomery County. Initially, police said two pedestrians were struck by a hit-and-run driver. They later clarified that the vehicle crashed into nearby bushes after hitting the victims, and the driver remained at the scene. Update - Clubhouse Road and Centerway Road, Montgomery Village/Gaithersburg, vehicle involved …
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Helicopter Lands On Virginia Highway After Motorcycle Crash Leaves Rider Critical (
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A motorcyclist suffered critical injuries on Tuesday afternoon after being involved in a crash on a Virginia highway, police say. Officers from the Fairfax County Police Department and surrounding agencies were called around 2:30 p.m. on May 5, to investigate a crash on Richmond Highway near Armistead Road in Lorton. Multiple ambulances, fire crews, and a police helicopter were called to the scene following the crash. The motorcyclist was rushed to the hospital with serious, life-threatening injuries. The driver of the dump truck was uninjured and remained at the scene. Northbound l…
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