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Stent surgeon gets 8 years for unnecessary operations

A 59-year-old Salisbury doctor was sentenced recently by a federal court to eight years in prison. The doctor was found guilty of medical malpractice for implanting unnecessary stents in patients and reaping the financial benefit from insurers. Failure to diagnose can be one of many reasons a medical professional is tried for medical malpractice in court. In the

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4 injured, 2 children dead in Route 50 multi-car crash

Four people were hospitalized for injuries and two children died in a fiery, multi-vehicle pileup on Route 50 east of the Beltway in Maryland. The three-vehicle car accident occurred on a Friday evening along the eastbound roadway not far from Martin Luther King Highway. Police reports say the fatal collision began when a Glenarden driver

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2 university students die in Fells Point collision

The accident reconstruction team for the Baltimore Police Department will help determine whether speeding or other traffic violations contributed to a fatal car accident. Two college students died in the Fells Point crash on a recent weeknight. Police report the accident took place on a Thursday at about 10:30 p.m., at the intersection of Broadway

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Stiffer Maryland driving while texting law now in effect

Fewer people died because of traffic accidents in Maryland last year than in 2009, extending a record drop in statewide motor vehicle fatalities. The statistics, announced by Gov. Martin O’Malley, showed that Maryland car accidents claimed the lives of 550 people in 2009 compared to 496 people last year. The governor combined the improved news

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Centreville accident kills 1 teen, injures 3 others

Police reports say the teenage driver of a Jeep Grand Cherokee may have been guilty of a traffic violation at a Centreville intersection, causing a fatal crash. The juvenile driver survived the rollover motor vehicle accident, but he and another teenager were seriously injured. A second juvenile passenger in the Grand Cherokee was pronounced dead

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Baltimore and D.C. car accidents on the rise

Allstate Insurance has unveiled its yearly list of the nation’s most traffic-accident-prone cities, and Washington, D.C., and Baltimore are listed as number one and two, respectively. No other U.S. cities have knocked the District or Baltimore from the top motor vehicle accident spots for several years, but the insurance company’s statistics show a new disturbing

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Football practice brain injury kills Maryland student

A Frostburg State University senior died recently, a week after he collapsed during a school football practice session. Relatives say the history and political science major sustained a fatal brain injury after taking part in what the university said were “regular drills.” The college fullback reported feeling dizzy during practice and passed out as he

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