Crash

[This post has been updated. The original version remains intact below] A 22-year-old woman was killed and her infant daughter injured Monday night after a man eluding city police ran a red light and plowed into her vehicle in West Baltimore, authorities said. The accident occurred two weeks before Jordasha Rollins was to celebrate her daughter's first birthday, and, in a twist of fate, she knew the driver of the vehicle that took her life. But as family and friends hung balloons and flowers Tuesday at the site where the accident occurred, their anger was not directed at the driver but at police.

As of 8:30 a.m. Thursday, traffic was slow on U.S. 50 westbound at the Capital Beltway, due to an accident involving six vehicles. According to the Maryland Transit Administration, light rail service is suspended between the Timonium and Hunt Valley stations due to construction work. A shuttle bus service is available instead. There are no other major delays reported on Baltimore area transit systems.

A fiery collision in Mount Airy claimed the life of one man yesterday, injured another and closed part of Route 27 for four hours, police said. Colin A. Demetriou, 20, of Ridge Road in Westminster died at the scene of the two-vehicle crash on Route 27 south of Route 808. Earl W. Staley, 35, of Roberts Circle in Frederick was pulled from the wreckage by a passing motorist and was flown by MedEvac helicopter to Maryland Shock Trauma Center in Baltimore, state...

A Havre de Grace man was killed and four other people were injured in a two-vehicle collision on Route 40 between Aberdeen and Havre de Grace Sunday afternoon, Maryland State Police said. Route 40 in the vicinity of Robin Hood Road was closed for several hours as a result of the accident, which occurred around 4:45 p.m. A preliminary investigation by state police found a 2000 Ford Explorer, operated by Shawn Marcel Christy, 28, of the 700 block of Otsego Street in Havre de Grace, was traveling east on Route 40. Upon approaching Robin Hood Road the operator lost control of the Ford Explorer, crossed the median of Route 40 and struck a 2004 Ford Expedition, operated by Margaret Ann Hockenberry, 54, of the 500 block of Congress Avenue in Havre de Grace, state police said in a news release.

A New Windsor man has been charged by Westminster police with causing a five-vehicle collision when his tractor-trailer ran over a compact convertible and trapped two people inside on Route 140 in November.James Louis Knight, 38, of the 3000 block of Sams Creek Road was charged with three traffic violations and six counts of violating motor carrier safety laws involving allegedly defective equipment on his rig.The traffic charges include reckless driving, negligent driving and failure to control speed to avoid an accident.

A Havre de Grace man was killed and four other people were injured in a two-vehicle collision on Route 40 between Aberdeen and Havre de Grace Sunday afternoon, Maryland State Police said. Route 40 in the vicinity of Robin Hood Road was closed for several hours as a result of the accident, which occurred around 4:45 p.m. A preliminary investigation by state police found a 2000 Ford Explorer, operated by Shawn Marcel Christy, 28, of the 700 block of Otsego Street in Havre de Grace, was traveling east on Route 40. Upon approaching Robin Hood Road the operator lost control of the Ford Explorer, crossed the median of Route 40 and struck a 2004 Ford Expedition, operated by Margaret Ann Hockenberry, 54, of the 500 block of Congress Avenue in Havre de Grace, state police said in a news release.

A Wicomico County deputy state's attorney died Friday in a two-car collision on the Eastern Shore that left two others injured, according to the Maryland State Police. The crash happened about 12:15 p.m. on Route 50 in Pittsville, about 11 miles east of Salisbury. Sampson G. "Sam" Vincent, 52, of Salisbury was pronounced dead at Peninsula Regional Medical Center. His passenger, James L. "Lee" Britt, an assistant state's attorney for Wicomico County, was injured in the crash and is being treated at Pensinsula, state police said.

Montgomery County police say an officer was killed when his police cruiser struck a tree while he responded to an officer who needed backup. Police have yet to release the officer's name. He was a seven-year veteran of the department and worked the midnight shift. Police say the officer was en route to the scene of a fight early Sunday when his car ran off the road and hit a tree. He was taken to a local hospital, where he died. Detectives are investigating the crash. - Associated Press

Four members of a Howard County family were injured, one critically, when the car in which they were traveling Tuesday was struck by another vehicle in Cooksville. Stacie Lucero, 50, was turning left from Monticello Drive onto Route 97 shortly before 9 a.m. when her Honda Civic was struck by a Jeep Liberty. She was taken to Maryland Shock Trauma Center, where she was in critical condition. Her passengers, John Lucero, 43, and children aged five and three, were taken to the Johns Hopkins Hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, police said.

Baltimore County police identified the driver killed in a two-vehicle crash in Randallstown Wednesday night. Carrol Owens, 45, of Owings Mills was driving a 2000 Nissan Maxima at about 10:40 p.m., headed south on Scotts Level Road, when he collided with a 2004 Jeep Cherokee, driven by a 24-year-old woman who was heading west on Old Court Road, department spokeswoman Detective Cathy Batton said. Owens was taken to Northwest Hospital, where he was pronounced dead, police said.

A water rescue of four people from a boat offshore from Hawkins Point in Baltimore late Sunday night resulted in three people being taken to area hospitals, two of them in critical condition, the United States Coast Guard said Monday. The rescue occurred near the south end of the Key Bridge after a local fisherman called the Coast Guard about 9:45 p.m. to report a 40-foot recreational boat had crashed into concrete pilings in the water, said Petty Officer 1st Class Nathan Henise.

As traffic officer Bobby Brown began his weekday afternoon shift at Pratt and Light streets, he was quickly drawn into the dangerous dance involving pedestrians and motorists. A motorist didn't see three pedestrians as he made a sharp left-hand turn, but stopped just in time. Another driver skidded to avoid hitting a woman holding a baby who tried to dart across six lanes of traffic - against the light. Brown's whistle was put to the test, as one of Baltimore's most seasoned traffic officers worked hard to bring order to one of the city's busiest intersections.

Two adult drivers, including a Baltimore City police officer, were transported to the hospital Sunday afternoon following a two-car accident in the 800 block of Walker Avenue, near The Alameda. According to witnesses, the city police car and a burgundy sedan collided on Walker Avenue, and the police car knocked down part of a wooden fence. The sedan was driven by a woman, according to one witness. Neither driver appeared to be suffering life-threatening injuries, and the officer was seen walking around after the accident, according to a witness.

A motorcyclist was killed in a single-vehicle crash Sunday evening on Route 99, Howard County police reported. Gary Alan Lynch, 45, of the 1200 block of Adgate Court in Woodbine was driving a 2002 Honda CBR 900 motorcycle west near Alpha Ridge Park. It went off the road and struck a post about 6:16 p.m., according to a police news release. Lynch and a passenger were taken to Howard County General Hospital, where he was pronounced dead. Speed and failure to stay within the lane may have been factors in the crash, according to a preliminary investigation, police said.

As of 9 a.m. Wednesday, traffic was slow on Route 543 at Prospect Mill Road in Harford County, due to an accident. Light rail service is suspended between the Timonium and Hunt Valley stations due to construction work. A shuttle bus service is available instead. There are no other delays reported on Baltimore area transit systems.

As of 9 a.m. Thursday, traffic was slow on I-895 southbound near Lombard Street, due to an accident involving three vehicles. Emergency roadwork was blocking traffic on the ramp from I-70 eastbound near I-695 in Baltimore County. King Avenue was closed near Franklin Square Drive in Rosedale due to repair work on a broken water main. Light rail service is suspended between the Timonium and Hunt Valley stations due to construction work. A shuttle bus service is available instead.

An elderly Reisterstown man died Saturday morning in an accident on Interstate 83 near Shawan Road in Hunt Valley, according to Maryland State Police. Henry Lee Cote, 81, died at the scene, police said. Cote, driving a northbound pickup truck, was trying to pass another vehicle at the time of the crash, police said. But he returned to his lane too quickly and clipped the front of the vehicle he was passing, according to investigators. Cote's truck rolled over and he was thrown from it. He was not wearing a seatbelt, police said.

A woman was killed after two cars collided Sunday morning in Eldersburg, Maryland State Police said. A Chrysler making a left turn from Liberty Road onto Georgetown Boulevard collided with a Nissan shortly before noon, police said. Myrtle Coghill, a passenger in the Chrysler, was taken to the Carroll Hospital Center, where she was pronounced dead. The driver of that vehicle, Wallace Coghill, of Sykesville, was taken to the University of Maryland Shock Trauma Center, police said.

As of 8:30 a.m. Wednesday, traffic was slow on I-95 southbound near White Marsh Boulevard, due to an accident. Accidents were slowing traffic on I-97 near New Cut Road in Anne Arundel County, I-695 near Route 1 in Baltimore County, I-83 southbound at 28th Street, Roland Avenue and Cold Spring Lane in Baltimore City, Wise Avenue and Lynch Road in Dundalk and Holabird Avenue and Dundalk Avenue in Dundalk. Falls Road was closed near Mt. Carmel Road in Baltimore County, due to a downed tree.

Baltimore's spending board approved Wednesday three settlements totaling $340,000 in claims made against the city, including a civil suit stemming from a 2007 accident in which a fire truck collided with a car, leaving three people dead. The five member Board of Estimates, which includes Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake, City Council President Bernard C. "Jack" Young and City Comptroller Joan Pratt, voted unanimously to approve the three settlements. Relatives of victims in the 2007 crash — a husband, wife and a friend — will split $40,000.