LUTHERVILLE, MD—Crews rescued a pedestrian who became trapped under a light rail train in Baltimore County on Thursday evening. The incident occurred at around 5:30 p.m. in the 100-block of West Ridegly Road in Lutherville (21093). The Baltimore County Fire Department says the person was rescued then transported to a local hospital. There has been no update on their condition.
LAUREL, MD—Maryland State Police have arrested a Baltimore woman in connection with a fatal hit-and-run crash that occurred on December 4 in Prince George’s County. The suspect, Lidia Parada Benitez, 63, of Baltimore, is charged with leaving the scene of an injury collision and failing to report a collision to police. She is currently being held at the Prince George’s […]
WHITE MARSH, MD—Maryland State Police are investigating a fatal pedestrian crash that occurred Saturday morning in Baltimore County. At just after 7:15 a.m., troopers responded to southbound I-95 in White Marsh, Maryland for a report of a pedestrian struck on the roadway. According to a preliminary investigation, a tractor-trailer was parked on the right shoulder of I-95. The pedestrian, identified […]
UPDATE: The pedestrian who was struck has died. Original story below… ——— WHITE MARSH, MD—Crews responded to a Saturday morning crash on Interstate 95 that was followed by a pedestrian being struck. The initial crash was reported at around 7 a.m. along southbound I-95 between White Marsh Boulevard and I-695 and involved multiple vehicles. Multiple lanes were closed along southbound […]
ROSEDALE, MD—Police have identified the victim in Friday’s fatal hit-and-run crash in Rosedale. Authorities are still searching for the vehicle that struck a pedestrian at just after midnight on November 11 on Pulaski Highway between Rosedale Avenue and 68th Street. The victim has been identified as 64-year-old Timothy P. Myers. The vehicle is described as a 2001 – 2003 Chrysler Town […]
UPDATE: Police have identified the victim in this crash. Original story below… —— ROSEDALE, MD—Police in Baltimore County are searching for the vehicle and driver involved in a fatal hit-and-run crash that occurred at just after midnight on Friday, November 11th. The vehicle, which was traveling westbound on Pulaski Highway between Rosedale Avenue and 68th Street, struck a pedestrian and […]
ANNAPOLIS, MD—Governor Larry Hogan this week announced $35.7 million in grants for 53 bicycle, pedestrian, and trail projects across Maryland. Supporting projects from trail extensions and maintenance to safety improvements and bridge reconstructions, the Fiscal Year 2023 grants include $33.1 million in federal funding for 32 projects through the Transportation Alternatives Program (TAP) and Recreational Trails Program (RTP), plus another […]
PIKESVILLE, MD—As children get their costumes ready, Maryland State Police say additional troopers will be deployed throughout the state to concentrate enforcement efforts on impaired driving and other dangerous driving behaviors including speeding and aggressive & distracted driving. Extra enforcement efforts are being funded by highway safety grants from the Maryland Department of Transportation Highway Safety Office to ensure added […]