Car Accident

A 46-year-old Pasadena man was killed Sunday morning after he lost control of his car during a drag race and slammed into a tree, Anne Arundel County police said. Stanley Johnson of the 4600 block of Mountain Road was traveling west on Route 100 near Catherine Avenue in his Chevy Camaro about 7:20 a.m. when the accident happened. Police say Johnson attempted to initiate a race with another vehicle and swerved off the road shortly after accelerating. The victim was trapped inside the car, according to police.

Linda Furiate's saga began when she noticed her head drifting to the right. The odd and uncomfortable sensation began shortly after a car accident whose date -- Nov. 13, 1995 -- is forever etched in her memory. The awkward positioning of her head led to her losing her balance and running into walls since she couldn't look forward as she walked. Soon she was regularly experiencing jerky movements and abnormal posturing that made people stare and steer clear. Cervical dystonia, a painful and incurable condition triggered by the trauma of her accident and marked by contracting of the neck muscles, was Furiate's diagnosis -- a fate that would eventually derail a number of her professional and personal relationships.

A Hagerstown teenager died following a single-car crash in Clear Spring, Maryland State Police said. Authorities said they were called to the accident on National Pike, near Garrow Drive, early Sunday. They found an overturned Buick Reatta off the roadway, with the driver trapped inside. The driver was extricated from the vehicle and taken to the Meritus Medical Center, where he later died, according to police. Authorities identified the victim as 17-year-old Quinn Hoover. He attended Washington County Technical High School, according to The Herald-Mail of Hagerstown.

SARASOTA, Fla. - Each time Orioles outfielder Jai Miller crosses the plate after hitting a home run, his eyes turn upward and both of his hands point to the sky. It's a routine he's been doing since he was a teenager, one of many ways he tries to honor his mother and grandmother, both of whom he watched die in a car accident when he was 13 years old. But Miller's greatest tribute comes every day he's on a baseball field as he continues his...

Eight people were injured when at least one vehicle hit pedestrians north of Crofton, a fire official said Saturday night. The collision happened on the northbound side of Route 3 near the intersection of Johns Hopkins Road, said Lt. Keith Hamilton, a spokesman for the Anne Arundel County Fire Department. A 30-year-old man was flown to the trauma center at Prince George's Hospital Center with life-threatening injuries and a 13-year-old girl was driven to pediatric trauma at Johns Hopkins Children's Center, he said.

At about 6:30 p.m. Saturday, Harford County sheriff's deputies responded to an accident on southbound Interstate 95 between the Edgewood and Bel Air exits, under the Route 24 overpass, police said in a statement. A 2001 Dodge Stratus was headed south in the highway's middle lane when it was cut off, police said, causing the driver to lose control. The Stratus subsequently stalled in a lane that acts as both an entrance and exit ramp. The driver could not restart the car and walked to safety on the right side of the road, police said.

A 22-year-old student from Parkville who planned a career in foreign service died Friday in a car accident in Morocco near Rabat, her family said. Kelly DallaTezza, who was born in Baltimore, was in northern Africa and had recently participated in a Fulbright conference on women's political roles in Bahrain. Her family said she had been accepted for graduate study at Harvard University and the Johns Hopkins University, among other schools. She was the daughter of Chester and Meg Doxzen DallaTezza and had been salutatorian of her 2007 class at Towson High School.

A 32-year-old Anne Arundel County man who started a popular local breaking-news service was killed in a two-vehicle car crash in Pasadena early Saturday morning, police said. Brian David McDevitt of Pasadena was pronounced dead at the scene. Two teenagers sustained minor injuries. John McAndrew, a police spokesman, said there is evidence that McDevitt was speeding at the time of the crash. McDevitt was a custodian at Severna Park High School, where he had worked for about seven years, according to Anne Arundel Schools spokesman Bob Mosier.

A 17-year-old woman was killed in a single-car accident Wednesday morning after she apparently lost control of her vehicle on a wet road and struck a vacant house in Pasadena. The victim was identified by the Anne Arundel County Police Department as Kala Marie Austin, of the 3600 block of Robin Air Court in Pasadena. According to police, officers from the department's Eastern District responded at 7:37 a.m. to a report of an accident near Mountain Road and Fairwood Drive in Pasadena.

A man died Thursday after he was involved in a two-car accident near Owings Mills Mall, police said. The 25-year-old man, whose name has not yet been released, was making a left turn from a private driveway onto southbound Red Run Boulevard when his Honda Civic was struck by a northbound Volkswagen Passat, according to Baltimore County Police. The accident occurred about 7:45 a.m. He was taken to Northwest Hospital in Randallstown, where he was pronounced dead. The driver of the Passat suffered minor injuries, police said.

A Hagerstown teenager died following a single-car crash in Clear Spring, Maryland State Police said. Authorities said they were called to the accident on National Pike, near Garrow Drive, early Sunday. They found an overturned Buick Reatta off the roadway, with the driver trapped inside. The driver was extricated from the vehicle and taken to the Meritus Medical Center, where he later died, according to police. Authorities identified the victim as 17-year-old Quinn Hoover. He attended Washington County Technical High School, according to The Herald-Mail of Hagerstown.

A 22-year-old student from Parkville who planned a career in foreign service died Friday in a car accident in Morocco near Rabat, her family said. Kelly DallaTezza, who was born in Baltimore, was in northern Africa and had recently participated in a Fulbright conference on women's political roles in Bahrain. Her family said she had been accepted for graduate study at Harvard University and the Johns Hopkins University, among other schools. She was the daughter of Chester and Meg Doxzen DallaTezza and had been salutatorian of her 2007 class at Towson High School.

Belair Road has been closed in both directions for more than an hour this evening after a southbound vehicle went airborne after striking an SUV, killing an unidentified man and injuring two others, Baltimore Fire Department spokesman Kevin Cartwright said. The accident took place about 3:30 p.m. at the intersection of Ravenwood Avenue when the driver of the southbound car, described as a coupe, crossed into oncoming traffic, Cartwright said. One man in the coupe was pronounced dead on the scene and another was taken to Johns Hopkins Hospital with what appeared to be non-life-threatening injuries.

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It could take as long as 30 days before police investigating Monday's deadly crash on Route 543 near Bel Air know for certain what happened. While they think they have a pretty good preliminary idea of what caused the crash, investigators want to take their time to sift through all the information they have, Lt. Chuck Moore, commander of the Maryland State Police Bel Air Barrack, said Wednesday. "Sometimes, it's not what we thought it was," Moore said. "We think we have a pretty good idea, but we don't want to jump to conclusions.

Once among the thousands of dogs roaming Baghdad, a city that considers strays a menace, Sara eluded traps set by police and survived a car accident - albeit with a broken leg. Lately, Sara has been spending her time in the company of a family in Bel Air, a dramatic change in fortunes brought about by a U.S. military contractor with a soft spot for neglected animals. Andrew Leeson, a U.S. Navy veteran working as a private security contractor in Iraq, found Sara and named her. He fed her, hid her from the police, paid for surgery to right her front paw and made it his mission to find her a home in the U.S. He connected with SPCA International and helped arrange Sara's flight from Baghdad to the U.S. When the pup landed at Washington Dulles International Airport, he knew he had finally rescued Sara.

As of 9 a.m. Tuesday, traffic was slow on the inner loop of I-695 near Baltimore National Pike, due to an accident involving five vehicles. Traffic was slow on I-95 northbound near Washington Boulevard in Baltimore City, due to an accident involving two vehicles. There were no major delays reported on Baltimore area transit systems.

The calendar said June, but Scott Garrity's tie screamed Christmas. Thinking it was inappropriate attire for his job as a bailiff at a the Baltimore District Court building on Patapsco Avenue, Garrity sought a way to change. He called his son to bring a replacement to restore decorum in the court. But then he spilled coffee, and he decided to drive home and change. As he returned to work, his car was hit head-on by a truck, sending him to the hospital for a month. He filed a workman's compensation claim with the state.

A 32-year-old Anne Arundel County man who started a popular local breaking-news service was killed in a two-vehicle car crash in Pasadena early Saturday morning, police said. Brian David McDevitt of Pasadena was pronounced dead at the scene. Two teenagers sustained minor injuries. John McAndrew, a police spokesman, said there is evidence that McDevitt was speeding at the time of the crash. McDevitt was a custodian at Severna Park High School, where he had worked for about seven years, according to Anne Arundel Schools spokesman Bob Mosier.