7-year-old Joppa boy killed in Bel Air crash

A community is in mourning after a 7-year-old boy from Joppa was killed in a motor vehicle accident in Bel Air on Monday morning. Tripp Johnson was killed in a 12-vehicle pileup that occurred at about 7 a.m. on Monday along Route 24 at Ring Factory Road. The fiery crash occurred when a ShopRite tractor-trailer driven by Carloo Watson, 49, […]

Hillendale fire victim dies

A man who was injured in an apartment fire last week has died. Michael Anthony Carter, 33, of the 7700-block of Hillendale Road (21234) died from his injuries on Monday. Fire crews responded to a blaze at the same address at about 8:40 p.m. on Tuesday, November 13th. Carter was found inside and taken to Shock Trauma. Fire investigators have […]

Man critically injured in Parkville apartment fire

A 33-year-old man remains in critical but stable condition at Shock Trauma with injuries sustained on Tuesday in a one-alarm apartment fire in Parkville’s Hillendale community. Fire investigators have ruled the fire accidental, saying that it began when a lamp fell and ignited combustible materials. Fire crews from multiple companies responded at about 8:45 p.m. to the 7700-block of Hillendale Road (21234) for an apartment fire.  […]

Essex house fire sends 90-year-old woman, three officers to hospital

Fire officials have released additional details regarding Tuesday night’s house fire in Essex. A 90-year-old woman and three police officers were injured in the single-alarm blaze. Investigators have ruled the fire to be accidental.  It began in a first-floor bedroom, where a heat lamp used to warm a pet lizard fell over and ignited. Officers from the Baltimore County Police Department arrived […]

Pedestrian struck in Joppa

Crews are on the scene of a Saturday night crash involved a pedestrian in Joppa. At just before 8 p.m., emergency personnel responded to the area of Pulaski Highway just prior to Joppa Road. At the scene, paramedics found an adult male in the roadway who had been struck by a vehicle. The patient was taken to Johns Hopkins Bayview […]

Driver taken to Shock Trauma after tractor-trailer overturns in Joppa

One person was taken to Shock Trauma following a Wednesday morning crash in Joppa. At about 8:40 a.m., crews from the Joppa-Magnolia Volunteer Fire Company responded to the ramp from northbound Interstate 95 to MD-152. At the scene, paramedics found that a tractor-trailer had overturned and had gone off the ramp. The driver was taken to Shock Trauma in serious […]

Jaws of Life used in dramatic Joppa rescue

A dramatic rescue took place along Interstate 95 in Joppa on Tuesday afternoon. At just after 1 p.m., crews from Joppa-Magnolia Volunteer Fire Company and Kingsville Volunteer Fire Company responded to a crash along northbound I-95, prior to the Mountain Road exit. At the scene, paramedics found one vehicle that had gone off the highway and down an embankment, with […]