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July 9, 2021 | Maryam Shahzad

Residents Displaced After Vehicle Hits Apartment Building

A few residents were displaced after a vehicle struck an apartment building in Gaithersburg, Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Service (MCFRS) officials said. The collision occurred around 9:15 p.m. Thursday night at 22 Crestwood Drive, MCFRS Chief Spokesperson Pete Piringer reported on Twitter. The driver was alone in the vehicle, Battalion Chief Steve Mann said, […]

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July 9, 2021 | Maryam Shahzad

Collision Involving Truck on I-270 Injures Two

Two adults were taken to a hospital with non-life threatening injuries following a collision on Southbound I-270 Friday morning, Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Service (MCFRS) Chief Spokesperson Pete Piringer said. A two-vehicle collision involving a tree-trimming truck occurred just past Muddy Branch Road, Piringer wrote around 7:20 a.m. The truck overturned and the two […]

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July 30, 2020 | Maryam Shahzad

Man Arrested After Allegedly Shooting at Vehicle on Beltway, Police Say

Maryland State Police (MSP) announced Wednesday they arrested and charged a man for shooting at a truck while traveling on the Capital Beltway in Silver Spring. Michael Andre Holmes, 25, of Annapolis is accused of the crime and is charged with first and second-degree assault and reckless endangerment from a car. In a statement Monday […]

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November 23, 2016 | Staff Writer

UPDATED: Truck Collision on Southbound I-495 Causes Delays (PHOTOS)

UPDATE 12:30 p.m. Maryland State Police report that a Freightliner box truck struck another box truck early this morning near the American Legion Bridge. Police said the 2014 Freightliner truck overturned and landed on a 2015 BMW 428I, driven by a Rockville resident, as well as a 2007 Chrysler PT Cruiser, which was driven by a […]

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September 6, 2016 | Staff Writer

Police Investigate Fatal Collision in Poolesville

UPDATED Montgomery County police officers are investigating a fatal collision that occurred Friday night in Poolesville. It happened around 7:40 p.m. at 16001 Partnership Road near White’s Ferry Road. For reasons still under investigation, police said the vehicle left the roadway and struck a tree. According to police, the driver of the vehicle died at […]

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August 31, 2016 | Sonya Burke

State Plans to Spray for Mosquitoes in Gaithersburg Area on Sept. 1

Montgomery County health officials have announced that the Maryland Department of Agriculture’s Mosquito Control Program will do truck-mounted mosquito control spraying on Thursday evening, September 1, in the Strawberry Knolls area of Gaithersburg. According to a county news release, the spraying will begin around 7:30 p.m. between Goshen Road and Pintail Lane, weather permitting. County […]

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February 19, 2016 | Sonya Burke

UPDATED: Fatal Truck Accident Closes Beltway (Photos & Video)

UPDATED The driver of a tractor trailer was killed in a collision on the Beltway that occurred on westbound Interstate 495 east of Connecticut Avenue on Friday morning. The overturned truck closed both the inner loop and the outer loop lanes of the Beltway for some time during the morning rush hour. Fire and Rescue […]

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October 29, 2015 | Sonya Burke

Trash Truck Fire on ICC (PHOTO)

Commuter alert: A trash fire is slowing traffic on the ICC this afternoon. On his Twitter account, Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Spokesperson Pete Piringer said only the left shoulder is getting by on the ICC eastbound, about one mile east of the Shady Grove Metro access road. According to Piringer, a trash truck caught […]

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May 14, 2015 | Sonya Burke

County Employee Killed in Crash on ICC (PHOTOS)

UPDATED One man was killed and another was injured in a crash on the ICC near Layhill Road on Wednesday afternoon, according to Maryland Authority Transportation Police. Montgomery County officials said the driver of a MCDOT vehicle was fatally injured in this collision. In a statement, Montgomery County Executive Isiah Leggett identified the county employee […]

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February 23, 2015 | Sonya Burke

Woodfield Road is Closed at Brink Road (PHOTO)

Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Services Spokesperson Pete Piringer said one person was extricated from a two vehicle collision at Brink Road and Woodfield Road early today. He also reported several other injuries on his Twitter account. Woodfield Road at Brink Road is closed in both directions, according to an Alert Montgomery message. Commuters are […]

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