Earlier this month, one person died in a single-vehicle auto accident in King George County. As reported at fredericksburg.com, the fatal car crash happened on Route 3 around 10 AM when a Ford F-250 pickup truck veered off the road and fell down an embankment. The pickup...
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Maryland Trooper Hits and Kills Woman
A Maryland State Trooper did not activate his vehicle’s emergency lights or siren when he hit and killed a woman earlier this month in Queen Anne’s County. According to baltimoresun.com, the officer also had a ride-along passenger in the patrol car with him who suffered minor injuries in the car crash. According to the report,...
Read MoreVirginia Car Crash Kills Mother and Child
Despite wearing seatbelts, a mother and her child perished in a Virginia auto accident earlier this month in Fauquier County. The head-on car crash happened on Route 215 Vint Hill Road, according to a report at nbcwashington.com. At approximately 8:20 a.m., a 54-year-old woman in a pickup truck...
Read MoreDC Drivers are Most Accident Prone in the Country
On the heels of a May report that found Washington, D.C. drivers were the least knowledgeable about traffic rules, another study finds that DC drivers are the most accident-prone drivers in the United States. In a story at sfgate.com, it is the fourth year in a row that DC drivers hold that dubious honor. The...
Read MoreOne Killed and One Injured in Rollover Crash
A single-vehicle accident killed a young woman and doctors say her 16-year-old passenger is in stable condition. In a report at gazette.net, speed and driver error caused the fatal auto accident late last month on a road between Keymar and Woodsboro. The victim’s 1998 Honda Civic was traveling...
Read MoreVirginia Crash Statistics Now Available Online
On August 31, 2011, Virginia Governor Bob McDonnell announced the first phase of a new online interactive database of state crash information that is free and open to the public. It is the Traffic Records Electronic Data System (TREDS). TREDS allows people to access information on auto...
Read MorePedestrian Struck and Killed at DC Intersection
The Metropolitan Police Department is investigating a collision between a car and pedestrian late last month at a D.C. intersection. The car-pedestrian collision killed the 65-year-old man walking in the intersection of 8th Street and Virginia Avenue S.E., according to scnow.com. At approximately 7:30 p.m., a 2003 Dodge pickup truck was traveling in the...
Read MoreTractor Trailer and Dump Truck Collide on MD Highway
Earlier this month, wusa9.com reported a collision between a tractor-trailer and a dump truck on the Capital Beltway (I-495) in Maryland. The truck collision shut down the Beltway for most of the day as crews cleared the wreckage and investigators gathered evidence. According to police, around 7:15 a.m. the tractor-trailer struck the Forestville Road overpass...
Read MoreBaltimore Police Officer was Drunk in Fatal Car Crash
Authorities charged a former Baltimore police officer with nine crimes stemming from an off-duty auto accident last October that killed a 19-year-old man. The officer was with the Baltimore police department for 28 years before joining the Annapolis police department last year. In a story at hometownannapolis.com, the officer was driving approximately 71 mph...
Read MoreFord Motor Company Issues Recall for Popular Pickup
The Ford Motor Company issued a recall of over 1 million pickup trucks, including the popular F-150. In a report at latimes.com, the pickups have defective gas tanks. According to Ford, the straps that hold the gas tank in place can corrode from prolonged use, causing...
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