Baltimore Washington Parkway

O ld-timers in Baltimore may recall a storm that dropped 6 inches on Nov. 6-7, 1953 - the earliest heavy snowstorm on record here. Snow froze on the streets, snarling traffic for up to five hours. Three busloads of Towson High students didn't get home until 10 p.m. Cars, buses and trolleys were stranded amid a scarcity of cinder and sand trucks. Robert Larabee Jr., 8, died in a wreck on the new Baltimore-Washington Parkway. > Read Frank Roylance's blog on MarylandWeather.

A Landover man was killed Tuesday when his car ran off Baltimore-Washington Parkway near Route 175 and struck the rear of a parked tractor-trailer, state police said.Mark Devote Ferguson, 31, of the 7900 block of Suiter Way died in the crash, police said.Ferguson was southbound on the parkway in a 1988 Plymouth about 9: 30 a.m. when he drove onto the right shoulder.Pub Date: 2/27/97

An unidentified woman was killed Friday night when she was struck by a sport utility vehicle after walking into traffic at Baltimore-Washington Parkway and Route 202 in Landover, police said yesterday. The woman was white, age 25 to 30, small in stature with medium-length brown hair. She was struck about 10:20 p.m. by a red or burgundy SUV, which did not stop, police said. Witnesses are asked to call Detective Robert Scherr of the U.S. Park Police at 202-610-8740 or 301-344-4520.

A lane of southbound traffic was closed briefly on the Baltimore-Washington Parkway in Anne Arundel County last night after metal chains dangling from the Baltimore Beltway overpass shattered windshields on several buses and trucks, state police reported. A police spokesman said the chains - for construction work on the Beltway - apparently came loose and dangled far enough below to strike the windshields of high vehicles, such as trucks and buses, on the parkway. Southbound traffic was diverted to one lane while a state roads crew retrieved and secured the chains.

Wildlife festival -- The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's National Wildlife Visitor Center will offer its sixth Patuxent Wildlife Festival from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday. Live animals, research displays, tram tours and children's activities are planned. A behind-the scenes tour of the refuge's whooping crane facilities will be offered. All ages are welcome. Admission is free; there is a small charge for tram tours. The National Wildlife Visitor Center is off Powder Mill Road, between Baltimore-Washington Parkway and Route 197, near Laurel.

State police have identified the victim of Saturday's fatal motorcycle collision on the Baltimore-Washington Parkway as Allen R. Jones Jr., 31, of Baltimore. Jones was traveling north on the parkway near the Beltway about 5 p.m. when his 2002 Suzuki motorcycle collided with a 2001 Suzuki operated by Melvin K. Lashley, 32, of Timonium, police said. Both were thrown off, and Jones died at the scene. Lashley was taken to Maryland Shock Trauma Center. Police said his injuries do not appear to be life-threatening.

I read with interest your article about the innovative method that will be employed to install the new bridge at West Nursery Road and Baltimore-Washington Parkway over the weekends of Oct. 19 and Oct. 26 ("Rolling out better access to the airport - at 4 mph," Oct. 11). I applaud the State Highway Administration for choosing such a minimally disruptive means to replace an aging bridge. These weekends were chosen because there are no Ravens game scheduled. But who would have guessed that the Orioles could be hosting a World Series game Oct. 27?

The driver of a tractor-trailer hauling mulch was killed yesterday when the northbound rig overturned on Interstate 95 near Halethorpe, producing a 5-mile traffic jam, state police reported. The identity of the driver and his destination were not available. Police said the 18-wheeler overturned about 3 p.m. for no apparent reason amid heavy traffic between Exit 47 near Halethorpe and Exit 49, Interstate 695. State troopers directed motorists to get past the wreck, while police used Route 32 to direct other northbound traffic from I-95 to the Baltimore-Washington Parkway.

Contractors have started working on a $29.5 million, two-year project that will connect Route 100 in Howard and Anne Arundel counties.Only a small segment of Route 100 is in Howard county between Interstate 95 and U.S. 1. The new project is a three-mile section that will connect with the Baltimore-Washington Parkway.The I-95 to Baltimore-Washington Parkway segment will include five new bridges. Two bridges will carry U.S. 1 and relocated Race Road over Route 100, two others will carry Route 100 over Deep Run stream and the CSX-MARC railway, and one bridge will take relocated Race Road over Deep Run.The project, awarded to the Williams Construction Co. of Baltimore, is expected to be finished by winter 1994.

The South Laurel Recreation Council Inc. will present its 33rd holiday craft fair from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. today at Deerfield Run Community Center, 13000 Laurel-Bowie Road (Route 197) in South Laurel. Artists and artisans will display and sell their work, demonstrate their crafts and accept commissions. Lunch, beverages and snacks will be served all day. Bake sales by community organizations will offer treats and holiday baked goods. Door prizes and refreshments will be available. Those who attend can register for holiday workshops for children, teens, adults and families from noon to 4 p.m. Holiday workshops for ages 6 to 12 begin Nov. 23 with "Countdown to Christmas."