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February 15, 2015 | Sonya Burke

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MCFRS Ambulance Crew Hospitalized After Being Struck by A Vehicle

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 […]

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February 12, 2015 | Sonya Burke

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Silver Spring Man Killed in Rollover Collision

Maryland State Police are investigating a fatal vehicle collision that occurred on Feb. 11 at 1:21 p.m. at I-495 and Bradley Boulevard. Police said the collision involved two vehicles, one of which rolled over after impact. According to a police account, the driver of the overturned vehicle was trapped in the vehicle. Police said once […]

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November 15, 2014 | Sonya Burke

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Pedestrian Struck on Interstate 495 at Georgia Avenue

Maryland State Police are investigating a collision involving a pedestrian that was struck last night at I-495 and Georgia Avenue on the Inner Loop. According to a police report, the pedestrian is being treated at a local hospital with serious and potentially life threatening injuries. Police have identified the pedestrian as Michael John Kaufman, 27-years-old, […]

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June 2, 2014 | Staff Writer

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Beltway Closed for Five Hours Following Accident

The outer loop of 495 was closed for five hours during the early morning hours of June 2 after a tractor trailer hit a Maryland State Police Trooper’s vehicle and another car and destroyed 150 feet of guardrail. According to an account from the Maryland State Police, Trooper T. Flowers-Jackson was conducting a traffic stop […]

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