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UPDATED, Oct. 31, 4:30 p.m.- All those involved in a major collision in Sandy Spring appear to have non-life-threatening injuries, according to Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Services Spokesman Pete Piringer. All five kids and two adults in the minivan involved in the accident survived thanks to passenger safety seat and child seats, Piringer said. The […]

An ambulance and a fire engine truck collided at the intersection of Aspen Hill and Parkland Drive as they both rushed to an emergency call before 4 p.m. on Oct. 16. According to Fire and Rescue Spokesperson Pete Piringer, seven people in the fire rescue vehicles were transported to area hospitals with non-life threatening injuries. […]

You Only Live Once or YOLO is the theme of a new educational safety campaign in Montgomery County to curb pedestrian collisions involving teens. MCPS-TV reports. Visit our PEG partner MCPS TV to view more of its local programming. Related:

UPDATED- Montgomery County Executive Isiah Leggett, County Council President Craig Rice and Vice President of the Montgomery County Board of Education Patricia O’Neill today announced the launch of a new education program to reduce pedestrian crashes involving teens. Other speakers included: Montgomery County Council members Cherri Branson and Roger Berliner, Seneca Valley High School Principal Marc […]

Here are five things to know today, August 28, in Montgomery County: 1. Montgomery County Police are investigating a fatal motorcycle collision that occurred on Wednesday afternoon at River Road and Travilah Road. 2. Over 75 firefighters battled a house fire in Wheaton yesterday. 3. A former police officer pleads guilty to beating a puppy. […]

UPDATED 10 p.m. on 8.27.14 Montgomery County Police are investigating a fatal motorcycle collision that occurred on August 27 in Potomac. It happened shortly before 4 p.m. at River Road and Rivers Edge Drive. According to a police account, a 2014 Honda NC700 motorcycle was traveling south on River Road and a 2011 BMW X5 […]

Montgomery County police are investigating a fatal accident that occurred on August 14 at the intersection of Columbia Pike and Stewart Lane. According to police, two cars and a motorcycle were involved in a collision while slowing for traffic. A Toyota Camry and a Suzuki Intruder motorcycle were traveling northbound on Columbia Pike. A Toyota […]

Montgomery County fire rescue crews responded to a multiple car accident in Gaithersburg involving a Ride On bus during rush hour on Aug. 11. It happened at Fieldcrest Road and Woodfield Road. Fire and Rescue Spokesperson Pete Piringer said seven people were transported including one trauma patient. He said none of the injuries were life […]

UPDATED: Aug. 11 at 9 a.m. The 24-year-old Bethesda man hit by a car while trying to cross Rockville Pike in North Bethesda Aug. 6 died over the weekend. Montgomery County Police said Matthew Aaron Papirmeister succumbed to his injuries over the weekend at Suburban Hospital. ORIGINAL: It happened at approximately 11:15 p.m. at the intersection of Rockville […]

Detectives from the Montgomery County Police Department- Collision Reconstruction Unit (CRU) continue to investigate a fatal motorcycle collision that occurred on July 4 in Silver Spring. At approximately 5:04 p.m., officers responded to the intersection of University Boulevard West and Dennis Avenue for the report of a motorcycle collision. Police said the preliminary investigation indicates […]