Crash

A motorcylist was killed in a crash near the York Road exit on I-83 in Parkton late Saturday afternoon after attempting to pass two cars by driving between them, according to the Maryland State Police. Troopers investigating the incident about 4:00 p.m. determined that the driver, 19-year-old Kareem Morsi of Woodbine, had been heading north on a white 2008 Suzuki GSX-R600 motorcycle when he tried to pass the two vehicles. Just north of Exit 33, the motorcycle struck the rear of one of the vehicles, police said, spun out of control, crossed the right shoulder and struck a guardrail.

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

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.

Two people died when their vehicle struck a tree in Davidsonville, Anne Arundel County Police said Saturday. The driver, Carrie Lynn Desmond, 36, died at University of Maryland Shock Trauma. A 14 year-old passenger, whose name was not released, died at Prince George's Trauma Center. Both the driver and the passenger lived on Themes Drive in Davidsonville. The accident occurred about 10 p.m. Friday in the 3600 block of Patuxent River Road near West Central Avenue, Route 214 in Davidsonville.

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.

SPA, Belgium — Blood was seeping from Andy Schleck, from his arms and legs and off some parts of his brother Frank too. On a rainy, slippery Belgian road the brothers from Luxembourg splattered themselves across the pavement, caught up in one of several crashes in Monday's second stage of the Tour de France. After some minutes Andy Schleck, among the favorites, rose slowly. He was cradling his arm and climbed back on his bike as if propelled by remote control and not his senses.

Four people were hurt Thursday morning when an SUV rammed the back of a truck doing work for BGE in eastern Baltimore County, police said. Cpl. John Wachter said the crash occurred shortly before 7 a.m. at the intersection of Route 40 and Allender Road as the truck that belonged to a contractor working for the utility company was turning right onto Route 40 toward Harford County. The Kia SUV was heading east on Route 40 and hit the truck, Wachter said. The driver and three passengers in the SUV were taken to area hospitals.

A Baltimore County police officer was injured in a two-crash Friday afternoon, officials said, though they expect him to be fine. The Woodlawn officer hurt in an accident at Ingleside Avenue and Johnnycake Road around 4:30 p.m. was driving a police cruiser, Baltimore County Police said. The officer pulled out of a parking lot and tried to make a left-hand turn onto Ingleside Avenue and was hit by an oncoming car. The officer was taken to Maryland Shock Trauma Center by ground ambulance as a precaution.

The victim of the fatal crash on Interstate 70 in Marriottsville has been identified by Maryland State Police. Dennie Benjamin Miller, 38, of Fairfield, Pa., was driving westbound on Interstate 70 at Route 40 when his box truck left the roadway just before 8 a.m., eventually striking several trees, police said. Investigators are still working to determine what may have caused the crash. Miller's body has been sent to the medical examiner's office for an autopsy, said Sgt. Benjamin Neil of the Waterloo barracks.