Maryland State Police identify victim in fatal tanker truck explosion in Frederick County

FREDERICK, MD—Maryland State Police have identified the man who died following a tanker truck explosion last Saturday in Frederick County. The victim has been identified as Ronald Leroy Heiston Jr., 58, of Smithsburg. At just before noon on Saturday, March 4, troopers responded to Route 15 North, approximately a half mile north of Rosemont Avenue in Frederick, for a report […]

74-year-old killed in fatal Harford County crash

WHITEFORD, MD—Maryland State Police are investigating a fatal crash that occurred on Wednesday in Harford County. At just before 11:00 a.m. on March 8, 2023, troopers responded to a report of a two-vehicle crash at the intersection of Prospect Road and Whiteford Road. According to a preliminary investigation, a Kia Sorrento traveling west on Prospect Road crashed into a Toyota […]

Suspect who was fatally shot by police in White Marsh identified

BALTIMORE, MD—The Independent Investigations Division of the Maryland Office of the Attorney General on Monday released the identity of the man who was fatally shot by police in White Marsh on January 31st. The decedent has been identified as 37-year-old Brian McCourry Jr., of Essex.  McCourry died on March 3rd. On January 31, at approximately 6:10 a.m., detectives with the […]

Suspect dies following police-involved shooting in White Marsh

UPDATE: The suspect’s identity has been released. Original story below… BALTIMORE, MD—The man who was shot by Baltimore County police on January 31 in White Marsh has died. The decedent has not yet been identified. The Independent Investigations Division of the Maryland Office of the Attorney General began investigating this shooting on January 31. The investigation remains active and ongoing. On […]

Pedestrian fatally struck in Essex

ESSEX, MD—Police are investigating a fatal pedestrian crash that occurred on Wednesday, March 1, in Essex. At just before 8:15 p.m., a 2020 Honda CR-V was traveling southbound on Route 702 approaching Old Eastern Avenue when a pedestrian entered the roadway. The pedestrian, identified as 32-year-old Flore Mekoumou, was taken to an area hospital where she was later pronounced dead. […]

Footage shows vehicle slam into pedestrian, crash into building prior to collapse in Baltimore [VIDEO]

BALTIMORE, MD—Video footage has been released from a fatal February crash in Baltimore that killed one pedestrian and caused a building collapse. The surreal incident played out on February 8 after police tried to pull over a stolen Hyundai Sonata, according to the Maryland Attorney General’s Office. The Sonata sped down North Wolfe Street at high speeds and crashed into […]

Rossville Elementary School teacher killed in White Marsh crash

ROSEDALE, MD—A Baltimore County teacher was killed in a motor vehicle accident last weekend. Rahmel Summerlin, a third grade teacher at Rossville Elementary School, was killed in last Friday’s crash in White Marsh, the school announced on Wednesday. At just before midnight on February 24, 2023, officers responded to an accident at Pulaski Highway and White Marsh Boulevard (21162). Investigators […]