Montgomery Community Media

Montgomery County Councilmember Craig Rice, chair of the Council’s Education Committee, issued the following statement today after learning that three Clarksburg High School students were killed in a vehicle accident late Tuesday night on Burnt Hill Road near Damascus: “Today was to be a day filled with joy in Clarksburg as the entire community was […]

There’s been an outpouring of condolences on social media following the death of three Clarksburg High School students, Jacob Dennis, Patrick Shifflet, and Cary Greene. Many are using the hashtag “ClarksburgStrong” to remember the students. Dennis, Shifflet, and Greene were killed in a pick-up truck crash that happened in Damascus on June 7. Players: if you […]

UPDATED Montgomery County Fire and Rescue crews responded to what they are calling a “mass casualty” incident involving a two-van collision on Columbia Pike near Musgrove Road Thursday morning. According to Fire and Rescue Spokesperson Pete Piringer, 23 children, age 12 to 14, and two adults were transported to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. The accident caused multiple lane […]

UPDATE: All lanes of I-270 southbound at Old Georgetown Road reopen. Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Services are on the scene of a serious collision involving two cars on I-270 southbound at Old Georgetown Road. I-270 southbound is closed at this time. Officials expect significant delays.   Traffic Incident closes I-270 south at Georgetown Rd […]

Maryland State Police are investigating a fatal car collision that occurred early Thursday morning on northbound Interstate 270 near Clarksburg Road/MD 121. Maryland State Police said that at 2:35 a.m., they received phone calls  about a disabled vehicle, a blue Toyota Yaris, in one of the travel lanes of the roadway. Then about five minutes […]

Montgomery County Fire and Rescue officials say two students were transported to a hospital with minor injuries after a car collided with a school bus in Rockville. According to Fire and Rescue Spokesperson Pete Piringer, the incident happened at Oak Knoll Drive and Casey Lane. Update – Oak Knoll Dr & , Fallsgrove, 2-vehicle collision, EMS […]

A 39-year-old man was struck and killed by an Amtrak train in Rockville on Wednesday afternoon, according to Montgomery County authorities. It happened shortly before 4:30 p.m. in the 5700 block of Bou Avenue. Montgomery County police officers said the investigation indicates that the man was in the area of the tracks when, for reasons […]

Troopers are investigating a fatal collision that occurred overnight on the I-495 ramp to Connecticut Avenue in Chevy Chase. According to the Maryland State Police Department, troopers responded to the report of a single vehicle collision on the Outer Loop of I-495 at Connecticut Avenue at 2:46 a.m. on Sunday morning. Police said the 23-year-old […]

Three members of a Bethesda family were killed in a collision on Saturday night, according to Montgomery County Police. A fourth family member is hospitalized with life threatening injuries. The collision happened shortly before 7 p.m. on Feb. 27 at River Road and Pyle Road. Police said the investigation indicates that a 2016 BMW was […]

UPDATED The driver of a tractor trailer was killed in a collision on the Beltway that occurred on westbound Interstate 495 east of Connecticut Avenue on Friday morning. The overturned truck closed both the inner loop and the outer loop lanes of the Beltway for some time during the morning rush hour. Fire and Rescue […]