Fire & Rescue

Drunk Driver that Killed 3-Month-Old in Waldorf Charged with Negligent Homicide

Drunk Driver that Killed 3-Month-Old in Waldorf Charged with Negligent Homicide

On Friday, June 01, 2018, Corporal J. Zimmerman of the Maryland State Police CRASH Team presented the facts of the investigation for the fatal collision that occurred on May 07, 2018, in Charles County, Maryland to the Grand Jury for Charles County, Maryland. On Monday, June 04, 2018, the Grand Jury for Charles County...
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Prince Frederick Woman Flown to Burn Center After Grease Fire

Prince Frederick Woman Flown to Burn Center After Grease Fire

On June 6, 2018, at approximately 7:50 p.m., firefighters from the Prince Frederick Volunteer Fire Department responded to Fawn Court, in Prince Frederick, for a house fire. The female occupant sustained burns to her arms and legs as a result of attempting to extinguish a grease fire, and was flown to Washington Burn Center by...
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UPDATE: Video Added – Family Displaced After House Fire in Sandgates

UPDATE: Video Added – Family Displaced After House Fire in Sandgates

UPDATE 6/6/2018: The Office of the State Fire Marshal reports one adult sustained an injury as a result of the incident. The fire started in the interior living area and remains under investigation at this time. Two adults and two children were displaced and are being assisted by the American Red Cross. The estimated damage to...
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No Injuries Reported in Early Morning Rollover in Lexington Park

No Injuries Reported in Early Morning Rollover in Lexington Park

On Wednesday, June 6, 2018, at approximately 7:30 a.m., Police, fire and rescue personnel responded to Pegg Road, and Ronald Drive, in Lexington Park, for the report of a motor vehicle accident with one vehicle on its side, and people possibly trapped. Units arrived on scene to discover two vehicles in the roadway, with...
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St. Mary’s County Reports Delay in Emergency Radio Transmissions

St. Mary’s County Reports Delay in Emergency Radio Transmissions

Emergency Communications personnel with the St. Mary’s County detected a delay in radio transmissions on Saturday, June 2 at 3:04 p.m. The incident was immediately reported to the on duty communications supervisor, As a result, the Harris Radio technical support line was immediately notified. All first responders (police, fire, EMS and ALS) were then...
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Female Injured After Grease Fire in Lexington Park

Female Injured After Grease Fire in Lexington Park

On Friday, June 1, 2018, at approximately 6:35 p.m., firefighters from Bay District, Valley Lee, and the Patuxent River Naval Air Station Fire Department responded to Missouri Avenue, in Lexington Park, for the reported townhouse fire. Dispatch advised responding units it was a grease fire in the kitchen, with one patient with burns to...
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Single Vehicle Motor Vehicle Accident Sends One to Hospital

Single Vehicle Motor Vehicle Accident Sends One to Hospital

On Sunday, June 3, 2018, at approximately 4:15 p.m., Police, fire and ems personnel responded to Hollywood Road, in the area of the Leonards Grant Parkway, for the reported motor vehicle accident. Crews arrived on scene to discover a single vehicle off the roadway, and into a pole. Two patients signed treatment refusal forms...
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Vehicle Overturns After Striking Pole in Leonardtown

Vehicle Overturns After Striking Pole in Leonardtown

On Monday, May 21, at approximately 11:00 p.m., Police, fire and rescue personnel responded to the area of Newtowne Neck Road and Bay Brez Lane, for the report of a motor vehicle accident involving a vehicle into a pole. Crews arrived on scene to find a single vehicle off the roadway on its side,...
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Deputy Injured in Motor Vehicle Accident While Conducting Traffic Control for Funeral Procession

Deputy Injured in Motor Vehicle Accident While Conducting Traffic Control for Funeral Procession

On May 31, 2018, at approximately 10:43 a.m., Deputy First Class Curtin of the Calvert County Sheriff’s Office was conducting traffic control for a large funeral in one lane of the roadway on Maryland Route 260 near Paris Pines Court, in Owings. DFC Curtin was stopping the traffic with a marked Sheriff’s Office vehicle...
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VIDEO: Firefighters Respond to Vehicle Fire in Lexington Park

VIDEO: Firefighters Respond to Vehicle Fire in Lexington Park

On May 31, 2018, at approximately 4:20 p.m., firefighters from Bay District Volunteer Fire Department responded to Lexwood Court, in Lexington Park for the report of a vehicle fire. Units arrived on scene to find a Buick LeSabre in the Lex Woods Apartments parking lot with the engine compartment engulfed in fire. Firefighters quickly...
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Serious Motor Vehicle Accident Involving a Motorcycle in California

Serious Motor Vehicle Accident Involving a Motorcycle in California

On Wednesday, May 30, 2018, at approximately 4:30 p.m., emergency personnel responded to Three Notch Road in the area of National Circle, in California for the report of a serious motor vehicle accident involving a motorcycle. 4:58 p.m.: St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office Advisory Message: Motor Vehicle Accident Rt 235 in the area of...
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State Fire Marshal Investigating House Explosion in Prince Frederick

State Fire Marshal Investigating House Explosion in Prince Frederick

UPDATE 5/30/2018: According to the Office of the State Fire Marshal, William and Tacy Gash, the owners of the home were both transported to MedStar Washington with non-life threatening injuries, after an explosion occurred within the basement of their home. The preliminary cause of the explosion/fire is still under Investigation. The owners arrived home and detected an...
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50-Year-Old Mechanicsville Man Killed in Motor Vehicle Accident

50-Year-Old Mechanicsville Man Killed in Motor Vehicle Accident

On Friday, May 25, 2018, at approximately 8:00 p.m., deputies from the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office responded to the 38000 block of All Faith Church Road, in the area of New Market Turner Road, in Mechanicsville, for the reported motor vehicle collision. Upon arrival, units located a single vehicle on its side with...
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UPDATE: 90-Year-Old Man Severely Injured in Car Fire at Wildewood Shopping Center

UPDATE: 90-Year-Old Man Severely Injured in Car Fire at Wildewood Shopping Center

UPDATE:  The Office of the State Fire Marshal reports, the driver of the 2016 Hyundai SUV, Robert Oliver, 90, had recently purchased gasoline from WaWa to mow his yard, placing the gas container in the trunk of his vehicle. He then stopped at the Bed, Bath & Beyond in California to shop. When he re-entered...
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Two Occupants Avoid Injury When SUV Crashes into Pond

Two Occupants Avoid Injury When SUV Crashes into Pond

On Friday, May 18, 2018, at approximately 9:55 p.m., police, fire and rescue personnel responded to Pegg Road, in the area of Stoney Brook Road for the reported serious motor vehicle accident with one vehicle overturned with entrapment, into a pond. Crews arrived on scene to find a SUV off the roadway, on its...
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Driver of Box Truck Injured in La Plata Motor Vehicle Accident

Driver of Box Truck Injured in La Plata Motor Vehicle Accident

On Tuesday, May 15, 2018, at approximately 8:25 p.m., police, fire and rescue personnel responded to the area of 8555 Kentucky Avenue and Charles Street, in La Plata for the report of a serious motor vehicle accident involving a large vehicle. While en-route to the scene, dispatch advised first responders that 911 callers reported...
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Third Victim Identified In Charles County Triple Fatal Vehicle Crash

Third Victim Identified In Charles County Triple Fatal Vehicle Crash

UPDATE 5/16/2018 @ 4:15 p.m.: Maryland State Police have identified the third victim in a triple fatal crash that occurred yesterday in Charles County. Kayle Bodensteiner, 24, of Baltimore is identified as the third victim in yesterday’s fatal crash. She was the right rear passenger in a Lincoln MKX. EMS personnel pronounced her deceased...
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Three Dead in Motor Vehicle Crash in Newburg

Three Dead in Motor Vehicle Crash in Newburg

Maryland State Police are on the scene of a fatal crash in Charles County that has claimed the life of three people. Three people were pronounced deceased at the scene. They have not yet been identified and are pending next of kin notification. Two people were transported to the hospital by Maryland State Police...
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Motor Vehicle Accident Injures One in Great Mills

Motor Vehicle Accident Injures One in Great Mills

On Monday, May 14, at 4:06 p.m., police, fire and rescue were alerted to a motor vehicle accident on Chancellors Run Road, in the area of Horsehead Road in Great Mills. Crews arrived on scene to find two vehicles involved in a rear-end style collision, with one vehicle in the roadway, and the other...
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UPDATE: Hollywood Man Arrested for Arson After Lighting House on Fire

UPDATE: Hollywood Man Arrested for Arson After Lighting House on Fire

UPDATE 5/15/2018: A Deputy State Fire Marshal has arrested a Hollywood man who intentionally set fire to a two story single family dwelling in Hollywood. The residence is owned by Michael Nowotny. On May 9, 2018, at approximately 4:45 pm, approximately 50 firefighters from Hollywood, Bay District, Mechanicsville, Seventh District, Leonardtown, and Hughesville, responded to...
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Police Investigating Fiery Motor Vehicle Accident in Sunderland

Police Investigating Fiery Motor Vehicle Accident in Sunderland

On May 12, 2018, at approximately 3:00 p.m. deputies from the Calvert County Sheriff’s Office responded to Maryland Route 2 and Wayside Drive in Sunderland for a report of an accident involving three vehicles. The investigation revealed a 1997 Chevrolet Cavalier, driven by Mathew Austin Smith, 29 of Bushwood, was waiting to turn at...
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Juvenile Charged with Arson in Lexington Park

Juvenile Charged with Arson in Lexington Park

On Sunday, May 13, 2018, at approximately 11:35 a.m, firefighters from Patuxent River Naval Air Station and Bay District Volunteer Fire Department responded to a shed fire at 21549 Old Missouri Street, in Lexington Park. The fire was discovered by a neighbor and was contained to the interior of a 10 x 10 shed with...
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12-Year-Old Lusby Girl Dies from Injuries Suffered in a Motor Vehicle Crash

12-Year-Old Lusby Girl Dies from Injuries Suffered in a Motor Vehicle Crash

A 12-year-old Lusby girl succumbed on Friday, May 11, 2018, from injuries suffered in a motor vehicle crash on Tuesday, May 1, 2018. On May 1, 2018 at 6:50 a.m., the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office and emergency personnel responded to the area of Indian Bridge Road and Park Drive in Great Mills for...
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UPDATE: 3-Month-Old in Waldorf Killed by Drunk Driver

UPDATE: 3-Month-Old in Waldorf Killed by Drunk Driver

UPDATE 5/10/2018 @ 2:30 p.m.: On Thursday, May 10, 2018, at approximately approximately 2:00 p.m., the 3 month old male succumbed to his injuries and was pronounced deceased at Children’s National Medical Center in Washington, D.C. Anyone who may have witnessed or who has information regarding the above mentioned incident is asked to contact Cpl....
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Troopers Investigating A Single Vehicle Fatal Crash In Forestville

Troopers Investigating A Single Vehicle Fatal Crash In Forestville

Maryland State Police are investigating a single vehicle crash in Forestville that claimed the life of a Prince George’s County man. The victim is identified as Jerome Sligh, 2nd, 35, of Glenn Dale, Maryland. He was the driver and sole occupant in a silver Mercury Grand Marquis. Emergency medical services personnel pronounced him deceased...
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