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
Learn MoreThe 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
Learn MoreFewer 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
Learn MoreSt. Mary’s County law enforcement officials are hoping that witnesses come forward in an investigation of a tragic motor vehicle accident on Route 5. A 12-year-old Amish girl died when a pickup truck smashed into a horse and buggy in which she was a passenger. Police reports say the driver of a 2004 Ford F150
Learn MorePolice 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
Learn MoreAllstate 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
Learn MoreA Maryland State trooper was responding to a call when his patrol car struck and killed a woman in Stevensville. The motor vehicle accident in Queen Anne’s County happened near a shopping center where the woman was waiting with a friend. Accident reports do not detail whether the trooper was speeding at the time of
Learn MoreA Keymar teenager was killed and another teen was seriously injured in a one-car motor vehicle accident. Maryland State Police say the driver, who graduated from Walkersville High School recently, was likely speeding. Investigators say the crash occurred along Good Intent Road between Woodsboro and Keymar at about 11 a.m. when the driver lost control.
Learn MoreSadly, car accidents claim the lives of many Maryland residents every year. Maryland drivers, passengers, pedestrians and bicyclists have all been victims of negligent drivers across the state. Whether caused by drunk driving, distracted driving or general negligence, the damage caused by unsafe drivers is undeniable. In a recent car accident, seven more people fell
Learn MoreA veteran Baltimore and Annapolis police officer has been charged with the DUI death of a Glen Burnie teenager. If convicted of vehicular manslaughter charges, failure to stop and other traffic violations, the officer could be imprisoned up to a decade. The motor vehicle accident occurred last year near the Anne Arundel County line in
Learn MoreAn unlicensed Maryland teenage driver was behind the wheel of an SUV that struck a car driven by a Glen Burnie man. The 63-year-old accident victim died shortly after the crash at Baltimore Washington Medical Center. Police say the man’s death is the county’s 19th motor vehicle accident fatality this year. Anne Arundel County police
Learn MoreHarford County police have not publicly speculated the reason for a fatal head-on collision that took place on a recent Thursday morning. The motor vehicle accident occurred in front of a swim club on Route 543 in Bel Air, Maryland. Accident reports say an elderly Bel Air man driving a Lexus smashed directly into an
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