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Updated, 1:45 p.m.: The motorcyclist has been identified as Hector Ernesto Giron Lara, 34, of Laurel. Original post: Police are investigating a fatal collision between a motorcycle and an automobile on Norbeck Road in Rockville, according to a Montgomery County police statement. The collision occurred about 9:15 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 16, near the intersection with Nadine Drive. […]

Maryland troopers are investigating a fatal motorcycle crash that occurred last night on I-270 northbound at Darnestown Road in Rockville. Police officers said they received a call about the single vehicle collision in the local lanes of I-270 at 11:10 p.m. on June 1st. According to a police account, the preliminary investigation indicates that the operator […]

UPDATED  Montgomery County police officers are investigating a fatal collision involving a motorcyclist that occurred shortly before 8 a.m. on Tuesday morning at Connecticut Avenue and Thornapple Street. According to police, the preliminary investigation indicates that the driver of a 2004 GMC Yukon was making a left turn from southbound Connecticut Avenue onto eastbound Thornapple Street […]

A 21-year-old Burtonsville man was killed in a motorcycle crash on Tuesday evening in the Briggs Chaney area, according to the Montgomery County Police Department. Police have identified the motorcycle operator who died at the scene as Addisu Mesfin. According to police, Mesfin was operating a Suzuki motorcycle when it collided with a Toyota Camry shortly […]

Montgomery County police continue to investigate a July 22nd theft of a motorcycle that happened at a residential parking lot located on the 1400 block of East West Highway. Police released surveillance video of two suspects this week and are asking for the public’s help in identifying them. According to police, the video surveillance shows […]

Maryland Transportation Authority police officers are investigating a serious motorcycle crash that occurred Thursday night on the Intercounty Connector (ICC). Fire and Rescue Spokesperson Pete Piringer said one person was transported to the hospital with life threatening injuries. The eastbound lanes of the ICC, near Shady Grove Road, were closed for several hours while the […]

A Silver Spring man was killed in a motorcycle crash that occurred Sunday afternoon in Spencerville, according to the Montgomery County Police Department. It happened shortly after 3 p.m. on Jan. 3rd.  That’s when police said 42-year-old Joe Odeh Dababneh was traveling east on Spencerville Road on a silver, 2004 Yamaha. According to police, a […]

UPDATED Montgomery County police officers are investigating a fatal collision that involved a motorcyclist and a Ride On bus. It happened around 6:11 a.m. on Wednesday morning in Bethesda. Police said the preliminary investigation indicates the motorcyclist, identified as 35-year-old Francis Plati, Jr. of Virginia, was operating a 2001 Suzuki and was traveling south on […]

Here are your five things to know today, Nov. 4, in Montgomery County, Maryland: 1. The Montgomery County fire department has closed Rockville Pike in both directions at South Drive following an early morning traffic collision involving a bus and a motorcycle. 2. Voters have elected Jud Ashman as Mayor in Gaithersburg, Bridget Newton as […]

Montgomery County police officers are investigating a fatal motorcycle collision that occurred before noon on Friday at the intersection of Norbeck Road and Westbury Road in Rockville. Police said the preliminary investigation indicates that a 2012 silver BMW 535i was making a left turn from eastbound Norbeck Road on to Westbury Road when it collided […]