Montgomery Community Media

Update (March 12, 6 p.m.): Detectives from the Montgomery County Police Department’s (MCPD) Collision Reconstruction Unit are investigating a collision involving a pedestrian that was struck by a vehicle Thursday, March 11. Third district officers and Montgomery County Fire and Rescue personnel responded to New Hampshire Avenue at Oakview Drive at approximately 9:08 p.m. Police […]

Montgomery County Police are investigating a serious pedestrian hit-and-run collision that happened on Tuesday in the Aspen Hill area. A preliminary investigation revealed that on August 11, around 10:00 a.m. 62-year-old Robert Lawrence of Silver Spring stopped his vehicle in the far right lane of westbound Bel Pre Road just prior to London Lane. Lawrence […]

A serious collision involving a pedestrian is now fatal according to the Montgomery County Police Department. 33-year-old Douglas Ariel Perez Martinez succumbed to his injuries on Tuesday at a nearby hospital. The initial accident happened on Friday, February 21 shortly after 9:00 p.m. on South Frederick Avenue (MD – 355) near North Westland Drive in […]

A man is recovering from traumatic injuries after being struck by a WMATA Metro train on Tuesday morning. It happened shortly around 5:40 a.m. near the Rockville station in the area of  St. Mary’s Catholic School according to a video posted on Twitter by Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Services Spokesperson, Pete Piringer. Piringer said […]

On Friday night, a pedestrian in Gaithersburg was seriously injured when he was hit by a car on MD 355, also known as Frederick Road. Montgomery County Police are investigating the incident that occurred near the intersection of MD 355 and North Westland Drive. Police and Fire and Rescue services responded to the report of […]

Three pedestrians were struck Tuesday in Montgomery County.  The first incident occurred close to 6 a.m. this morning, according to Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Service (MCFRS) Chief Spokesperson Pete Piringer’s Twitter account. A person was struck on Georgia Avenue and Colesville Road in Silver Spring, and had non-life threatening injuries.  The second incident was […]

About 200 people filled Wheaton High School auditorium Sunday afternoon to offer suggestions on the best ways to reduce pedestrian and bicycle accidents in Montgomery County. County council members, along with officials from the Maryland Department of Transportation, held a pedestrian, bicycle and traffic safety town hall as part of the county’s goal to eliminate […]

Montgomery County Fire and Rescue responded to an accident on Monday at Rockville Pike and Edmonston Dr. involving a pedestrian. Several vehicles were also involved.  Emergency responders took three people to the hospital, including the pedestrian with traumatic injuries. The pedestrian walk/don’t walk sign was damaged in the accident and is currently not working. Update […]

Update (Aug. 30): The pedestrian struck by a vehicle on Randolph Road at Glenmont Circle on Tuesday has died from his injuries, police announced Friday evening. Police identified the pedestrian as 24-year-old Roger Odin Martinez-Mejia of Wheaton. The investigation for this collision is ongoing, police say. Original Post (Aug. 28): Montgomery County detectives from the Collision […]

El Departamento de Policía del Condado de Montgomery ha publicado fotografías del vehículo involucrado en un accidente que involucra a un peatón, en Rockville. La policía está pidiendo la ayuda del público para obtener información sobre el vehículo que huyó de la escena o del incidente. Alrededor de las 6:26 a.m. del 3 de julio, […]