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Gaithersburg, MD
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Capital Beltway Climate Protest Actually Caused More Pollution, Twitter Users Fume
A July Fourth climate protest that halted traffic on the Capital Beltway has some activists upset, saying the backup caused even more pollution. Protestors kneeling on the road brought traffic to a complete standstill at Route 29 around 12:30 p.m. in Silver Spring, leading to the arrest of 14 people. Some activists say that the action of stopping traffic actually contributed to making the climate worse. Don't do this. Never protest anything in DC by sitting in the Interstate Capital Beltway or any road. All these climate protesters did was make the climate worse by backing up traffic 12…
Gaithersburg, MD
Police & Fire
Shots Fired In Capital Beltway Police Pursuit: Report
Three shooting suspects are in custody after firing shots at police from a BMW during a pursuit on the Capital Beltway in Montgomery County that ended with a crash, according to multiple reports. The pursuit kicked off shortly before 1:30 a.m. on Thursday, June 30 in Bethesda, when there was a reported attempted burglary in the 6000 block of Johnson Avenue in Bethesda, according to WUSA. Investigators said that officers recognized a silver BMW SUV that was implicated in a similar crime the previous night, prompting them to attempt to stop the driver. During the incident, NBC Washington repo…
Bowie, MD
Police & Fire
Wrong Way Driver Kills One In Fiery Crash On Capital Beltway
One person was dead after a wrong way driver crashed into them, igniting their vehicle on the Capital Beltway, reports NBC Washington. Mignon Allison Kirksey, 51, was traveling in the northbound lanes when she was killed after Donisha Alexus Leatherwood, 30, struck her vehicle while going the wrong way on the Outer Loop of I-495 near Central Avenue around 3:30 a.m., Wednesday, June 8, the outlet reports. One of the vehicles caught fire after the collision and Leatherwood was transported by ambulance to an area hospital for treatment of her injuries. Police have not yet said wheth…
Fairfax, VA
Police & Fire
Coyote That Attacked 3 People, Deputy At Fairfax County Park Likely Rabid: Police
Police in Fairfax County said the coyote that attacked three people, two dogs, and a police officer over the weekend behaved like it had rabies. An officer shot and killed it on Sunday, June 5, and authorities sent the remains for testing. Reports of the animal first came in on Saturday morning, June 4, when three people said they were attacked without provocation in Lake Accotink Park in Springfield. Fairfax County police closed the 493-acre park near the Capital Beltway to search for the coyote. On Sunday, just after 12:30 p.m., an officer searching for the animal near the first attacks…
Fairfax, VA
Police & Fire
Police ID Men Struck, Killed On Capital Beltway
Two men who died in a multi-vehicle wreck on the Capital Beltway Tuesday, May 17, had been hit after they got out of their car, police said. It's unclear why, but Abdellah Bougrine, 54, of Alexandria, and Driss Bougrine, 59, stopped their Toyota Corolla in the center westbound lane of Interstate 495 around 11 p.m. near Telegraph Road and got out. Moments later, a Ford Ranger slammed into the two men and their car, Virginia State police said in a news release. An oncoming Mazda also hit one of them as well. Both died at the scene. The driver of the Ford and Mazda were un…
Fairfax, VA
Police & Fire
One Dead, One Critical In Beltway Crash: Report
Police closed a portion of the Capital Beltway Tuesday night, May 17, to investigate a serious crash that left one person dead and another seriously injured. Virginia State Police in Tysons said several cars crashed on the inner loop of I-495 near Chain Bridge Road just after 10 p.m., NBC4 reports. Paramedics rushed one person to the hospital and another person who declared dead in the pile-up. Police didn't release any information on those people. Investigators closed down all lanes of the inner loop just after Leesburg Pike as they tried to make sense of what happened. …
Bowie, MD
Police & Fire
Police ID Pedestrian Killed In Prince George’s Hit-Run Crash
A pedestrian was killed in a hit-and-run crash in Prince George’s County, authorities said. Police responded to a report of a pedestrian struck on the north side of Branch Avenue (Route 5) and south of the Capital Beltway shortly after 1:45 a.m. on Monday, March 21, MDSP said. Upon arrival, officers found 38-year-old Felnibe Patefagou, of Lanham, dead at the scene. Initial investigation revealed Patefagou was crossing Route 5 when he was struck and killed in the left lane by a 2001-2005 Honda Civic, police believed. The victim’s body was taken to the Office of the Chief Medical E…
Bowie, MD
Police & Fire
Driver Killed, Pedestrian Hurt In 5-Car Capital Beltway Crash
One driver died and a pedestrian was hurt in a multi-vehicle crash on Interstate 495 early Sunday, March 13 in Maryland, authorities said. Jarryd Brown, 44, of Silver Spring, had stopped his car and gotten out on the shoulder to help at a crash scene when a black Dodge Crossroad rear-ended a white Chevrolet Cruze in lane one at Central Avenue in Largo around 3 a.m., Maryland State Police said. A grey Nissan Sentra heading in the same direction hit the black Crossroad, and Brown was also struck, police said. Brown was taken to the University of Maryland Capital Regional Medical Cen…
Towson, MD
News
Trucker Freedom Convoy Circles Capital Beltway Promising Hours Of Traffic Chaos
A tuckers' convoy protesting COVID-19 mandates rolled through the Hagerstown Speedway and toward the Capital Beltway promising hours of traffic jams in the Capitol region Sunday, March 6. "Beltway here we come," Kris Young said in a Facebook post. The trucks, adorned with American flags and posters, honked their horns and waved to supporters flanked along the roadways. The "freedom" convoy started last week in California and sparked smaller ones around the US. Truckers' convoy rolls through New Jersey.Boyd A. Loving Truckers plan on taking the DC Beltway/I-495, circling it twice and …
