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Fire police volunteer injured while directing traffic on I-68
dona@herald-mail.comA Washington County Fire Police volunteer directing traffic at an accident scene was injured Thursday night when a passing motorist rear-ended his fire police car, which then struck the volunteer, according to Maryland State Police. Troopers said the...Tags: Highway Transportation, Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland), Motorvehicle Accidents, Transportation Accidents
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I-5 bridge collapse caused by oversize truck; no one killed
Associated PressThe Interstate 5 bridge collapse into the Skagit River was caused by an oversize truck hitting the span, the Washington State Patrol chief said. “For reasons unknown at this point in time the semi struck the overhead of the bridge causing the...Tags: Highway Transportation, Jay Inslee, Transportation Industry, Hospitals and Clinics, National Transportation Safety Board
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Letters to the Editor - May 24
Let us do more than just change gun laws To the editor: A look at the world through gun ownership will confirm that a higher percentage of gun availability increases the murder rate. For example, I traveled to Morocco and was told that gun ownership...Tags: Tea Party Movement, Parenting, Elections, Parties and Movements, Murder
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Man cleared in Martinsburg fatal accident recently died
matthewu@herald-mail.comThe driver of the pickup that fatally struck a trash collection truck worker on Dominion Road near Gerrardstown, W.Va., on March 7 has died, police said this week. Stephen J. Vigh Jr., 75, of Gerrardstown, passed away at his residence on May 1,...Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Motorvehicle Accidents, Accidental Death, Transportation Accidents
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Bangladesh blast survivor: 'I never dreamed I'd see the daylight again'
Associated PressFor 17 days, the seamstress lay trapped in a dark basement pocket beneath thousands of tons of wreckage as temperatures outside climbed into the mid-90s F. She rationed food and water. She banged a pipe to attract attention. She was fast losing hope of...Tags: Plant Openings, Consumer Goods Industries, Science and Technology, Engineering, Human Interest
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Victims in I-70 motorcycle crash led full lives as young, engaged couple
matthewu@herald-mail.comMegan Rachelle Daymude, 19, had a passion for racing. Mark Brandon Stephens, 23, served in the military for five years and had been recognized for his marksmanship. Together, the Berkeley County, W.Va., couple started a family and were engaged to be...Tags: Maryland State Police, Awards and Prizes, Harley-Davidson Inc., Hospitals and Clinics, Motorvehicle Accidents
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Two killed in I-70 motorcycle accident near Indian Springs
Two people were killed Saturday in a crash involving multiple motorcycles that shut down eastbound Interstate 70 near Exit 9 in the Indian Springs area for more than four hours, according to Maryland State Police. The accident happened when a motorcycle...
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Hagerstown man gets prison time in fatal motorcycle crash
matthewu@herald-mail.comA Hagerstown man was sentenced Thursday in Berkeley County Circuit Court to at least one year in prison after he pleaded guilty to fleeing the scene of a fatal motorcycle crash in April 2011. Steven Edward Thompson, 47, was fined $500 by 23rd Judicial...Tags: Justice System, Lifestyle and Leisure, Drunk Driving, Court Preliminary, Dining and Drinking
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Woman struck, killed by vehicle while walking dog on Downsville Pike
caleb.calhoun@herald-mail.comA woman crossing the road as she walked her dog was struck by a car and killed Thursday morning on Downsville Pike, Maryland State Police said. Elinor McLeod, 81, of Williamsport, died when she was struck by a Volkswagen sedan driven by Mohamed A....Tags: Maryland State Police, Broken Leg, Motorvehicle Accidents, Transportation Accidents
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Girl hurt in I-70 accident has been discharged from medical center
dan.dearth@herald-mail.comA 12-year-old girl who was injured in a traffic accident that killed her father Tuesday on Interstate 70 near the Washington-Frederick county line has been discharged from Children’s National Medical Center in Washington, D.C., a hospital...Tags: Maryland State Police, Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland), Highway Transportation, Frederick (Frederick, Maryland), Washington, DC
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The price of alcohol poisoning
raychel.harvey-jones@herald-mail.comDrinking excessive alcohol can kill. That's the message Tony and Lori Bobbitt of Greencastle, Pa., are hoping to get teens to hear, because they don't want another parent to go through the nightmare they have. On May 1, 2008, their 19-year-old son,...Tags: University of Pennsylvania, Teaching and Learning, Hypothermia, Symptoms, Colleges and Universities
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Two hurt in W.Va. crash
A woman driving a van involved in a two-vehicle collision Sunday morning was flown to Winchester (Va.) Medical Center, Independent Fire Co. Chief Donnie H. Lanham said. Lanham said the woman’s injuries were not life-threatening, but she was trapped...Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Motorvehicle Accidents, Transportation Accidents
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