Montgomery Community Media

Update (Oct. 1): Montgomery County Police Department released the name of the motorcyclist who died in a crash on Sept. 26. MCPD said in a news release, the “Collision Reconstruction Unit have identified the victim in Sunday’s fatality as 40-year-old Ernesto Abel Blanco Rodriguez of Havre De Grace.” Havre De Grace is located in Hartford County, Md. […]

Montgomery County is installing permanent “dynamic speed signs” that tell drivers their real-time speeds on Brink Road in Gaithersburg, according to a release from the county.  The county’s transportation department (MCDOT) will put up four signs: two facing eastbound traffic and two facing westbound. MCDOT assessed Brink Road’s vehicle crash history and found several collisions […]

Lots of Montgomery County commuters had a rough ride into work Friday. With the rain, a number of cars collided. And Metro had track problems at the Medical Center station. New Hampshire Ave. and Midland Rd., Colesville, collision — Pete Piringer (@mcfrsPIO) January 12, 2018 Bowie Mill Road and Muncaster Mill Road, collision — Pete […]

Five things to know today, Oct. 6, in Montgomery County: 1. Watch out for the deer! This fall weather is the time of year when deer are mating and that means they are on the move. The Department of Natural Resources has posted some tips on its website to help you avoid a deer-vehicle collision on local […]

Troopers investigated several crashes involving impaired drivers and made numerous arrests across the state of Maryland this past weekend. From Aug. 12 thru Aug. 14, troopers said they investigated 15 collisions involving suspected impaired drivers. One of those crashes involved a Maryland State Police Officer and occurred along Rt 193 (University Boulevard) in Prince George’s […]

There’s a Montgomery County campaign to promote pedestrian safety in parking lots. Lorna Virgili has the latest from Wheaton. Find out more, here.

The last 24 hours have been especially busy for Montgomery County Fire and Rescue. Between 6 a.m. Sunday, Nov. 29th and 6 a.m. Monday, Nov. 30th, there have been 40 collisions and MCFRS received 300 calls for service according to Fire and Rescue Spokesperson Pete Piringer. “We average about 300 to 350 calls per day, but […]

Troopers investigated several crashes involving impaired drivers and made numerous arrests across the state of Maryland this past weekend. From Oct. 2 thru Oct. 5, troopers said they investigated 15 collisions involving suspected impaired drivers. One of those crashes involved a Maryland State Police Officer and occurred in the Annapolis area while the trooper attempted […]

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 […]