An Anne Arundel County woman is facing charges for the death of a motorcycle driver, which authorities believed was a direct result of the woman’s texting while driving. According to sources, this is the first official charging of manslaughter while texting in Anne Arundel County. Last March, a 30 year…
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Head on Collision Kills Two Motorcyclists in Calvert County
Over the weekend, the Calvert County Sheriff’s Office reported that they responded to a collision in Huntingtown involving a motorcycle. Upon arrival, authorities found both of the vehicles within different parts of the same lane on Point Plum Lane. The appearance of the aftermath was apparently consistent with evidence of…
Columbia Man Faces Felony DUI Charges in Double Motorcycle Fatality
According to officials, last month, a Columbia man was charged with felony driving under the influence after his vehicle killed two motorcyclists. A South Carolina Highway Patrol Senior Trooper reported that the man was traveling north on Highway 21 one Monday evening, when his 2008 Saturn crossed the center line.…
Abingdon Woman Killed in Motorcycle Accident
Millsboro Police reported that a Maryland woman died earlier this month in a motorcycle crash on Route 113. The Abingdon woman was riding a Yamaha sports bike, when she failed to stop at a traffic light, continuing into the intersection of Route 113 and Route 24. It was there that…
Germantown Motorcyclist Killed in Rockville Collision
Montgomery County Police recently released updated information regarding an accident involving a motorcycle and an SUV in Rockville near Montrose Road and Tower Oaks Boulevard. According to a statement from police, a 2006 Toyota Highlander was traveling east on Montrose Road and began to turn left onto northbound Tower Oaks…
Fatal Collision on Maryland Route 301 Between Motorcycle and Tractor-Trailer
Earlier this month, Maryland State Police troopers responded to a reportedly serious motor vehicle collision involving a motorcycle on US Route 301, just north of MD Route 227. The preliminary investigation revealed that a tractor-trailer was traveling northbound on US Route 301 at MD Route 227, and had stopped at…
Two Motorcycle Accidents in Carroll County over the Weekend
Two unrelated motorcycle accidents in Carroll County left one rider dead and another seriously injured in on two different roadways. The first accident, which occurred in Taneytown in the morning, involved a rider who reportedly failed to negotiate a turn properly, which caused him to careen off of the road…
Fatal Motorcycle Crash on Md. 550
A motorcyclist was reportedly driving north of Thurmont over the weekend, when he apparently lost control of his motorcycle, throwing both him and his female passenger from the bike. At nearly 12:30 in the afternoon, the motorcycle was heading south on Md. 550, north of Kelbaugh Road in Sabillasville, Md.,…
Tragic Car-Motorcycle Accident in Queen Anne’s County
A Baltimore woman was killed earlier this month in Queen Anne’s County when a car struck the motorcycle she was riding. State police reported that the collision occurred just before 9 p.m. on Route 18 in Kent Narrows, west of the intersection of Kent Narrows Way South. A Nissan Versa…
Speed Possibly to Blame in Death of Motorcyclist on U.S. 1
According to police, a man was killed in Lanham last month, when his motorcycle collided with a truck in Howard County. The accident occurred when the motorcyclist was traveling on his motorcycle northbound on U.S. 1 in Elkridge when he collided with a truck that was turning left from southbound…