According to Maryland’s local NBC affiliate’s website, your4state.com, a single vehicle car crash on MD-194 and Stauffer Road took the life of a Walkersville man. According to reports, the man was in fact speeding at the time of the accident, and lost control of his vehicle before crashing. The vehicle reportedly rolled over before it […]
Category Archives: Car Accidents
Unlicensed Driver Crashes into Maryland Apartment Building
According to the Associated Press, an auto accident involving a minivan and an apartment building took place on Good Luck Road. According to reports, the driver of the minivan was unlicensed and was apparently being taught how to drive by his friend. The unlicensed driver lost control of the vehicle, and crashed into a Lanham […]
Maryland to Ban Texting!
WUSA 9 reports in a story that the Maryland Senate gave preliminary approval to ban text messaging while driving. According to an article in the Baltimore Sun on March 13, 2009, talking on your cell phone while driving is still legal for drivers over 18, so some may argue that talking is still more of […]
Howard County Fatal Car Accident: Martinsburg Man Accepts Alford Plea
A West Virginia man has entered an Alford plea in connection with an auto accident in Maryland that claimed the life of one man and injured four other people. According to this WHSV Channel 3 report, Joel Wareham, 22, of Martinsburg, admitted that the State of Maryland had ample evidence to convict him of negligent […]
Maryland Auto Accident Claims Life of Teenager
A Maryland auto accident has claimed the life of a 17-year-old, according to this article from Gazette.Net. Montgomery County Police are still investigating the accident but say that Thiago Andrade, 17, a former Ridgefield resident, was riding in a car when it left the road, struck a tree, and ejected him back onto the road. […]
Westminster Hit-and-Run Crash Kills McDaniel College Student
According to this recent WTOP 103.5 FM report, a college student attending McDaniel College was killed in early February in a hit-and-run accident. Police officials in Westminster, MD, say that 19-year-old Thomas Rouleau of Gilboa, NY, died at the scene from injuries he suffered in the auto accident. A spokesman for the Westminster Police Department […]
Anne Arundel County Auto Accident Kills Mother
The Baltimore Sun reports in an account that on March 4, 2009, a 33-year old Pasadena resident was killed instantly when the car she was driving, carrying her 5-year old daughter, was pushed into the path of a truck. According to the Sun, when Christine Schoppert was waiting to make a left turn into the […]
Westminster Teen Dies in Maryland Auto Accident
A teenager from Westminster died in an early morning accident on Sunday, January 11, 2009, according to this Carroll County Times report. A spokesman for the Maryland State Police said that Nicholas Tyler Byron, 17, was northbound on Md. 97 near Old Hanover Road when he lost control of his SUV, skidded off the road, […]
Catonsville Beltway Accident Claims Two Lives
On the afternoon of Friday, January 9, 2009, a single-car crash claimed the lives of two victims and snarled traffic for several hours according to this Maryland auto accident report in the Baltimore Sun. Maryland State Police officials said that the auto accident occurred around 2:30 P.M. on January 9, 2009, on a Beltway ramp […]
New Year’s Eve Crash Injures Berlin Family
A New Year’s Eve police chase ended when a fleeing suspect crashed his BMW into the back of an SUV belonging to a Berlin family. Hospital officials say that two members of the Espinoza family of Berlin, Maryland, are in critical condition at Peninsula Regional Medical Center from injuries they received when a car ran […]