Montgomery Community Media

Maryland State Police are investigating a fatal pedestrian collision that occurred overnight on southbound I-270 north of Germantown Road involving a tractor trailer. Troopers said they were alerted to the collision shortly before 1:30 a.m. on March 18. According to a Maryland State Police account, the driver of the tractor trailer told troopers that he […]

UPDATED A Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Services (MCFRS) volunteer ambulance crew is hospitalized with serious injuries today after being struck by a vehicle overnight while on duty at I-495 between River Road and I-270. Maryland State Police have identified the volunteers as Glen Echo Fire Department Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) Thomas Schryver, 26, and […]

Montgomery County police and fire rescue crews are on the scene of a pedestrian struck in Gaithersburg. It happened near Quince Orchard Road at I-270. According to an alert Gaithersburg message, Quince Orchard Road is closed at I-270 because of the accident. Commuters are advised to seek an alternative route. No other information has been […]

The Montgomery County Council recently honored nurse Lucy Luseni for saving the life of a man who had been assaulted. Lucy Luseni, an off-duty nurse who stopped her car on Georgia Avenue recently to assist an injured man who was lying near the road, is applauded for her efforts that resulted in saving the life […]

UPDATED Talk about a highway delivery. An Adamstown woman gave birth to a baby boy on southbound Interstate 270, near Middlebrook Road, shortly before 6 a.m. on June 6 in the Germantown area. Fire and Rescue Spokesperson Pete Piringer reported on his Twitter account that both mother and baby are doing fine. Piringer said the […]

Montgomery County fire rescue crews are on the scene of a two car accident involving an overturned vehicle at the eastbound 370 ramp to southbound 270 in Gaithersburg. One patient has been transported to the hospital with non life threatening injuries, according to Assistant Fire Chief Scott Graham.

Montgomery County fire rescue is on the scene of a major brush fire at northbound 270 between 495 and Rockledge at Old Georgetown Road, according to Assistant Chief Scott Graham. Police are reporting that three right lanes of I-270 NB are blocked because of the fire department’s response. Delays extend beyond exit 33 on the […]