Automobile Accident

Orioles right-hander Jason Hammel graded out his first Grapefruit League outing with his new team Thursday afternoon - in which he tossed a pair of scoreless innings in a 2-1 win over the Atlanta Braves at Ed Smith Stadium - as a "B, C-plus. " Hammel, acquired from the Rockies last month in the trade that send Jeremy Guthrie to Colorado, initially struggled with his control against the Braves, walking leadoff hitter Luis Durango on four pitches, but rebounded to strike out Martin Prado and inducted a pop-up to short from Freddie Freeman . He then overcame back-to-back one-out singles in the second inning by inducing a 4-6-3 double-play ball from third baseman Joey Terdoslavich . "Honestly, for the first time out, considering all things, the results were good," Hammel said, "I struggled with the fastball, I was a little erratic today.

The two brightly colored rubber bands that Orioles catcher Michael Ohlman wears around his right wrist — one orange and the other green — serve as a constant reminder. They remind him of two high school friends, Brett Wagner and Josh Rogers, who died in an automobile accident 10 weeks ago. They also remind Ohlman to always wear his seat belt when he gets into a car. The bands read "Josh and Brett: Forever our Light. " "[They] died on Christmas," Ohlman said. "They weren't wearing their seat belts, so these [bracelets]

SARASOTA, Fla. - The Orioles will play their first home afternoon Grapefruit League game today against the Twins at Ed Smith Stadium. New Orioles pitcher Wei-Yin Chen, a Taiwanese left-hander who played the past four years in Japan, will make his debut today. Chen struggled in his intrasquad game last week, so it will be interesting to see how he rebounds today. In other pre-game news: -- LHP Tsuyoshi Wada (left elbow) and RHP Willie Eyre (groin) will both pitch bullpen sessions off a full mound before the game on the back fields.

On Thursday, August 13, 2009, MARY A. FETTER, passed away unexpectedly in Strong Memorial Hospital, Rochester, NY from injuries sustained in an automobile accident. A memorial service will be held at a later date.

Miss Hurd was killed and her fiance, Patrick Richardson, seriously injured when a tractor-trailer struck and crushed their car while they were waiting at a stop light. The couple were en route to a meeting with a wedding planner and her parents, who were visiting from Abingdon when the accident occurred. Heather Leigh Hurd was born in Baltimore and raised in Middle River and Abingdon. She was a 1999 graduate of Edgewood High School and earned an associate's degree from Harford Community College.

When he's finished, his clothes are usually soaked with sweat, and his muscles are on the brink of exhaustion, but more importantly, he feels something else. It's a feeling that disappeared after he was told to come to terms with the idea that he'd be paralyzed forever. It's a feeling that has since returned. He feels alive. On the days that Randy McMillan - a former NFL running back who grew up in Jarrettsville and was one of the last Baltimore Colts - struggles to climb the three flights of stairs to his third-floor apartment in Mount Washington, he feels, once again, alive.

While teary victims' relatives watched - some after traveling thousands of miles - a Severn man pleaded guilty yesterday to causing what Anne Arundel County prosecutors said was the only car crash to claim three lives in recent years in the county. Michael Anthony Reck, 27, of the 1700 block of Barnwood Court, pleaded guilty to three counts of homicide by automobile while under the influence of alcohol for the accident Jan. 6 that killed a U.S. Department of Agriculture veterinarian and his wife and a Chronicle of Higher Education senior writer.

A 17-year-old accused of raping four teen-age girls can forgo wearing a home monitoring bracelet because the boy is physically and mentally disabled as the result of a serious car accident, a Carroll judge ruled yesterday. Nathaniel J. Yinger of the 2800 block of Basehores Mill Road near Taneytown sustained a severe head injury in an automobile accident March 8 and was at Maryland Shock Trauma Center for about four weeks before being returned home to his parents. The $600 home-monitoring bracelet was cut from him and lost, said defense attorney Fred S. Hecker.

MY TEENAGE son was overcome with sadness last week. He tried not to show it, but a parent can always tell. He'd just learned that a former high school classmate had been killed in an automobile accident -- two months after graduating. The young man was driving a car full of teen-agers after 2 a.m. when he lost control while making a turn and ran into a tree. His four passengers were sent to Shock Trauma and were recovering, but the driver's life ended after 19 short years. The young man had become close to my 17-year-old, who is entering his senior year.

Ravens reserve safety Ralph Staten, 25, was charged with drunken driving after his vehicle collided with another in Baltimore County early yesterday morning and is not expected to play in tomorrow's game against the New York Jets.The driver of the other car, Danielle Monroe of Parkville, also was charged with drunken driving and was hurt in the accident, according to Baltimore County police.Monroe, 27, was flown to the University of Maryland Shock Trauma Unit and had surgery on her hip and pelvic area, according to a Ravens official.