Montgomery Community Media

UPDATED Two school buses collided at Falls Road and Glen Road on the first day of school, according to Montgomery County fire and rescue spokesperson Pete Piringer. Officials said there were students on board when one school bus apparently rear ended the other school bus early this morning. Piringer described the injuries as minor and […]

The first day of school is Aug. 31st in Montgomery County and police are reminding drivers to “Respect the Bus.” According to police, Maryland law requires vehicles to stop when traveling in the same direction of a stopped school bus with activated flashing red lights. Drivers on the opposite direction also must stop when approaching a […]

Montgomery County Councilmember Hans Riemer sustained a serious injury this week while on a family vacation. Riemer fractured his femur inside the hip – an injury that required emergency surgery. He wrote on his Facebook page that the injury occurred while bouncing on a trampoline with his children and his wife, Angela. He said the freak […]

Wootton Parkway is partially closed, between Edmonston Road and Tower Oaks Boulevard, after a collision on Thursday in Rockville. Fire personnel said one lane is open for vehicles, but drivers are advised to avoid the area. According to Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Spokesman Pete Piringer, the driver, a woman, was trapped inside her SUV […]

Montgomery County Police are investigating a fatal collision involving a 2003 Chevrolet S10 Trailblazer and a 2008 Honda Accord on Darnestown Road near Whites Ferry Road, that occurred Tuesday, around 7 p.m. in the Dawsonville area. Police said alcohol use may have contributed to the collision that killed Tiffany Nicole Bein, 23, of the 12800 block […]

Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Spokesperson Pete Piringer said one person was injured after an early morning collision Tuesday on River Road near the intersection with Little Falls Parkway. The accident happened around 4:30 a.m. and Piringer said the person had to be extricated from a Volvo sedan. The victim was taken to a local […]

UPDATED Montgomery County police are investigating a fatal collision involving a Honda CRV that struck a utility pole in the 300 block of Olney-Sandy Spring Road near Sherwood High School around 8 a.m. on Sunday in the Ashton area. The police department’s Collision Reconstruction Unit is conducting the investigation. According to police, the preliminary investigation […]

UPDATED Montgomery County police officers are investigating a fatal pedestrian collision that occurred Thursday morning in Wheaton. At approximately 10:54 a.m., 4th District officers and Fire and Rescue units responded to the area of Randolph Road and Selfridge Road for a pedestrian who was struck by a vehicle. According to police, the preliminary investigation indicates […]

UPDATED A Damascus teen was killed in a one car crash in Damascus early today, according to Montgomery County Police. An off-duty Montgomery County police officer discovered the fatal crash in the 8100 block of Damascus Road shortly after 5 a.m. on Sunday morning. According to the police department’s preliminary investigation, the 2006 Cadillac CTS […]

UPDATED, June 26, 10:30 a.m. – Two 18-year-olds died in the crash off Dufief Mill Road when the car they were riding in struck a tree. According to Montgomery County Police Spokesperson Natasha Plotnikov, the two who died were backseat passengers of the car. The 18-year-old driver was transported to a local hospital with life-threatening injuries. The […]