Montgomery Community Media

Montgomery County police are investigating a fatal collision that occurred last night in the 26600 block of Clarksburg Road. According to police,  the driver of a 2007 Ford Fusion lost control of his vehicle and collided with a utility pole. Despite life-saving efforts, police said the driver, identified as 54-year-old Richard Pliszak of Mount Airy, […]

Montgomery County police officers are investigating a fatal motorcycle collision that occurred Saturday night in Gaithersburg. It happened shortly before 8 p.m. at the intersection of Frederick Road and Christopher Avenue. Police said the preliminary investigation indicates that an Agusta motorcycle was traveling southbound on Frederick Road when it struck a black Acura MDX making […]

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 […]

An Amtrak train on its way from Washington, D.C. to New York derailed north of Philadelphia last night. Amtrak officials have released the following statement: “We are deeply saddened by the loss of life from Amtrak Northeast Regional Train 188 that derailed north of Philadelphia Tuesday evening. We ask the news media to be respectful […]

UPDATE  An 81-year-old man was struck and killed Tuesday morning at the intersection of Arcola Avenue and University Boulevard in Silver Spring, according to Montgomery County Police. Police said they were notified of the incident at approximately 6:34 a.m. on March 24 where police officers and Fire & Rescue personnel responded to a call for a pedestrian […]

A 35-year-old man was struck and killed early Saturday morning at the intersection of Goshen Road and East Village Drive in Montgomery Village, according to Montgomery County Police. Police said they were notified of the incident at approximately 1:22 a.m. on March 7. The pedestrian, identified by police as Osmin de Jesus Montano Carrillo of […]

UPDATED A 49-year-old Washington, D.C. woman was struck and killed by a vehicle as she stood near a bus stop in White Oak on Wednesday. According to a police account, police officers and Montgomery County fire rescue crews responded for the report of a pedestrian struck in the 1000 block of Cresthaven Drive in White […]

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 […]