Car Accident

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.

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.

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.

A 35-year-old Gaithersburg woman died following a car accident Tuesday night in Crofton, according to the Anne Arundel County police department. Angela C. Biggins was driving a 2000 Toyota Corolla northbound on Route 3, when she entered the southbound lanes and struck a 2000 Mercedes head-on at about 8:32 p.m. The accident occurred near the highway's intersection with McKnew Road. The Mercedes ended up in a ditch, and the Toyota spun around and stopped in one of the southbound lanes of Route 3. Biggins was transported to Baltimore Washington Medical Center, where she later died.

There were 23 fatalities on Harford County highways in 2011, a slight decrease from the previous year, but still too many, according to local police. They're hoping a new countywide task force will prevent at least some fatal accidents. "None of us want to experience the loss of a loved one or cause the loss of a loved one because of one careless moment in a motor vehicle that could have been avoided," Lt. Charles Moore, commander of the Maryland State Police Bel Air Barrack, said Monday.