Montgomery Community Media

Two people were injured when a car struck them as they were waiting for a bus along Connecticut Avenue Saturday morning. According to Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Spokesman Pete Piringer, the two hit were an 18-year-old girl and a 63-year-old man. The driver who hit them was also injured. Northbound Connecticut Avenue lanes are […]

Maryland State Police are trying to get the word out about Maryland’s Move Over law. Motorists are required to move over if they see emergency vehicles or tow trucks on the side of the road. Since the law went into effect, troopers have cited hundreds of motorists for violating it. A first offense fine is […]

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 […]

UPDATED – The Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission truck driver who hit and killed a bicyclist along Darnestown Road has been charged with two traffic tickets in the accident. The accident on Nov. 24 at about 9:45 a.m. killed Andrew Gerard Malizio,60, of the 300 block of Hart Road in Gaithersburg. The man who hit him, […]

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 […]

U.S. Senator Barbara A. Mikulski today issued the following statement after the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) issued safety recommendations for the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (Metro) system following the Yellow Line smoke incident on January 12 that caused the death of one passenger, critical injuries to two passengers and the hospitalization of 84 […]

Montgomery County fire and rescue units are on the scene of a multi-vehicle collision at 355 and College Parkway. On his Twitter account, Fire and Rescue Services Spokesperson Pete Piringer said several patients are being transported to the hospital with non life threatening injuries. Motorists are advised to expect slowdowns in this area. Update – […]

An 88-year-old driver who was injured in a one-car collision on Dec. 28 in Bethesda has died from her injuries, according to Montgomery County Police. Police have identified the driver as Gail Silverstone of Washington, D.C. She passed away on Dec. 30, two days after the crash, police said. According to police, the collision took […]

UPDATED Montgomery County police officers are investigating a fatal collision that occurred Christmas night in Colesville. According to a police account, emergency rescue crews responded to the area of Randolph Road at Hammonton Place for the report of a collision at approximately 9:36 p.m. on Dec 25. Police said the preliminary investigation indicates that a […]

UPDATED Montgomery County Police are investigating a fatal collision that occurred shortly before 10:30 a.m. on Dec. 10 along Georgia Avenue just north of Hathway Drive in Wheaton. Police said the 72-year-old driver of a 2014 Cadillac CTS died at the scene of the crash. The driver of the 2004 GMC C4500 truck, police said, […]