Police/Fire

Serious injuries reported in overnight Joppa crash

JOPPA, MD—Crews responded to a serious crash in the Joppa area on Monday night. At around 10 p.m. on March 27, 2023, units responded to an accident on Mountain Road at Old Joppa Road. Serious injuries were reported in the crash and Mountain Road was briefly shut down. Units from Harford County Emergency Services, the Kingsville Volunteer Fire Company, and …


Police/Fire, Traffic

Child injured in White Marsh crash

WHITE MARSH, MD—Crews are on the scene of a Monday afternoon crash in White Marsh. At around 3:45 p.m. on March 27, 2023, the White Marsh Volunteer Fire Company reported that units were responding to a crash at Honeygo Boulevard & Mercantile Road. Injuries were reported in the crash, including injuries to a child. There has been no update on …


Maryland Flag lowered to half-staff to honor six highway workers killed in I-695 crash

ANNAPOLIS, MD—Governor Wes Moore has ordered the Maryland Flag to be lowered to half-staff effective immediately.  It will remain at half-staff until sunset on Friday, March 24, 2023. The flag is being lowered in honor of the six Maryland highway construction workers who were killed in Wednesday’s tragic accident on I-695. Rolando Ruiz, 46, of Laurel; Carlos Orlando Villatoro Escobar, 43, …

Driver injured, closures remain following I-795 tanker fire in Baltimore County

PIKESVILLE, MD—A Friday morning tanker truck fire on I-795 near Owings Mills continues to affect traffic throughout the area. At around 6 a.m. on March 24, 2023, units were dispatched to I-795 between Owings Mills Boulevard and the Baltimore Beltway for a tanker truck crash with fire. At the scene, crews found an 8,500-gallon tanker truck on fire. Firefighters freed …

Police identify six construction workers killed in fatal I-695 crash in Baltimore County

WOODLAWN, MD—Maryland State Police have identified the six highway workers that were killed in Wednesday afternoon’s fatal pedestrian crash on I-695 in Baltimore County. Emergency medical personnel from the Baltimore County Fire Department pronounced six contractual highway workers dead on the scene. The victims are identified as: Rolando Ruiz, 46, of Laurel Carlos Orlando Villatoro Escobar, 43, of Frederick Jose …

Two drivers involved in fatal I-695 crash identified

WOODLAWN, MD—Maryland State Police have identified the drivers of two vehicles involved in the fatal Wednesday afternoon crash on I-695 that left six highway workers dead. The driver of the Acura passenger vehicle involved in the crash has been identified as Lisa Adrienna Lea, 54, of Randallstown. Lea was transported by ground to Shock Trauma where she is currently receiving …

Police: 6 people killed in fatal I-695 crash after driver entered construction zone

UPDATE 2: Police have identified the six highway workers who were killed in this crash. UPDATE: Police have identified the two drivers involved in this crash. Original story below… ——— WOODLAWN, MD—Maryland State Police have released additional information on Wednesday afternoon’s fatal crash that occurred on I-695 in Baltimore County. Emergency personnel pronounced six people dead at the scene. Identities …

Pedestrian struck in White Marsh

WHITE MARSH, MD—Emergency crews responded to the scene after a pedestrian was struck in White Marsh on Tuesday evening. The White Marsh Volunteer Fire Company reports that, at around 6:15 p.m. on March 21, 2023, a pedestrian was struck at the Residence Inn, located in the 4900-block of Mercantile Road. An engine, a utility unit, and an ambulance responded to …