car accident

September 2, 2021 | Suzanne Pollak

No Students Aboard School Bus in Silver Spring Crash

Two adults were evaluated for injuries Thursday afternoon following a collision on New Hampshire Avenue at Briggs Chaney Road in Silver Spring. According to a tweet from Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Battalion Chief Steve Mann, one person may have life-threatening injuries. The crash involved a car and a school bus with no students on […]

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September 11, 2020 | Maryam Shahzad

Investigators Think 2020 Supra Did Not Belong to Those Killed in Crash

A fatal car collision claimed the lives of two Montgomery County residents Wednesday evening in Gaithersburg.  Montgomery County Police (MCPD) say a 2020 Toyota Supra and a 2001 Honda Accord were going opposite directions on Muddy Branch Road and the cars collided as the Honda was trying to make a left turn onto West Deer […]

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August 4, 2020 | Tori Bergel

Motorist Injured After Falling Tree Hits Car

Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Services responded to a sideways vehicle at around 9:10 a.m. Tuesday. The car had been traveling when it was struck by a tree on Westlake Drive near Tuckerman Lane in Rockville. One adult was taken to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. MCFRS moved the tree out from the path of […]

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February 12, 2020 | Maryam Shahzad

Police Investigating Double Homicide of Northwest High School Graduates

Two recent Northwest High School graduates were found dead on Feb. 8 in Virginia.  According to a statement from Virginia State Police (VSP), at 2:51 a.m. officers were called to the scene of a single-vehicle crash in Halifax County near the Virginia-North Carolina border. VSP found the bodies of Ayanna Munne Maertens Griffin, 19, and […]

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December 11, 2019 | Jordan Lindsay

School Bus and Pick-Up Truck Collide in Silver Spring

A school bus and a pick-up truck were involved in an accident in Silver Spring on Wednesday morning. Officials with MCPD and MCFRS say a school bus t-boned the truck at the intersection of Randolph Road and Hawkesbury Lane shortly after 7:00 a.m. There were no passengers on the school bus at the time of […]

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November 18, 2019 | Michelle Queen

Dickerson Man Dies in Single-Car Wreck

It happened shortly before 10 p.m. Sunday.  A 46-year-old Dickerson man died in a single-car wreck Sunday night, according to a statement from the Montgomery County police. Jerry Lee Ray Thompson Sr. died after his southbound 2007 Dodge Ram 2500 struck several trees, according to preliminary findings of the police investigation. The incident occurred before […]

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June 17, 2019 | Deirdre Byrne

Several Hospitalized From Multi-Vehicle Crash Near Georgetown Prep

Several people were taken to the hospital Monday morning, after a multi-vehicle crash outside of Georgetown Preparatory School in North Bethesda. Pete Piringer, the spokesperson for Montgomery County Fire & Rescue Services, said the multi-vehicle accident occurred southbound on the Rockville Pike near Strathmore Avenue at around 9:15 a.m. According to Piringer, one of the […]

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November 30, 2016 | Staff Writer

Police Investigate Fatal Collision on Snouffer School Road

Montgomery County police officers say a Gaithersburg woman was killed in a collision at Snouffer School Road and Centerway Road on Tuesday morning. According to police, at 11:15 a.m. on Nov. 29, police and firefighters responded to the intersection of Snouffer School Road and Centerway Road for the report of a serious collision that had […]

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November 21, 2016 | Mitti Hicks

Multiple Injuries Reported After Collision Involving Senior Transportation Bus

Multiple people were injured Monday morning after an adult medical care bus and van collided, according to Pete Piringer, spokesperson, Montgomery County Fire & Rescue Service. The collision happened on Gainsborough Road in Potomac. “We ended up transporting four people to the hospital,” said Piringer. “Three of them were trauma patients.” Officers from the Montgomery County […]

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September 29, 2016 | Maureen Chowdhury

Police Release New Details on Aug. 4th Fatal Hit-and-Run at News Conference (VIDEOS & PHOTOS)

Montgomery County police are asking for the public’s help to identify the car they believed was involved in the fatal hit-and-run accident that happened on the night of August 4th on Layhill Road. On that night, a car ran over 77-year-old Julius Newton and dragged his body for about a mile. Police have released surveillance […]

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