In Baltimore City

Man in wheelchair in critical condition after truck hits him

A pickup truck struck an unidentified elderly man while he was crossing a street in a wheelchair in East Baltimore yesterday, trapping the victim beneath the truck and another car.

The victim was taken to Maryland Shock Trauma Center, where he was listed in critical condition, said Agent Angelique Cook-Hayes, a police spokeswoman.

The truck was traveling east in the 1100 block of East Chase Avenue around 10:30 a.m. when it struck the man, who was in an electric wheelchair, police said. The driver of 1989 Ford Bronco truck, James Garrett, 51, of the 1000 block of W. 38th St., was arrested for driving with a suspended license, Cook-Hayes said..

In Anne Arundel

Driver critical after van runs off I-95 into river

JESSUP - A 23-year old Pennsylvania man was in critical condition last night after the van he was driving veered off Interstate 95 and plunged 200 feet into the Patuxent River.

Benjamin A. Moore of Milton, Pa., was driving a 1987 Ford Econoline F150 conversion van south on I-95 when it left the roadway, crashed through a guardrail and fell into three to four feet of water.

Maryland State Police troopers made their way to the water's edge when it appeared the van might be on fire. The unconscious man was taken by MedEvac helicopter to Maryland Shock Trauma Center in Baltimore. Police said their investigation into the accident is continuing.

Passenger complaints lead to BWI emergency landing

A British Airways plane made an emergency landing at Baltimore-Washington International Airport last night after passengers complained of a nauseating odor in the cabin.

The plane, en route from Houston to New York City, requested permission to land at BWI about 8 p.m. The plane landed safely, and the 175 passengers and crew disembarked safely, according to John White, an airport spokesman.

Emergency medical crews were summoned to the airport, but White said he had no information on the passengers' condition or the source of the odor.