Although text messaging while driving is not considered illegal in Maryland, drivers could be fined if caught by police. A recent survey by Nationwide Mutual Insurance found that 37% of drivers between the ages of 18 and 27 engage in text message while driving. This can make the roads more…
Andrew’s Law, a bill that would require the Motor Vehicle Administration to let people who are applying for a driver’s license or other forms of state identification list three emergency contact numbers, has a good chance of being passed by the Maryland General Assembly, says bill sponsor Delegate Gail Bates.…
A series of DC Metro subway accidents in the past year, including a subway derailment in downtown D.C. in early January that put 20 people in the hospital and left 60 people stranded in a tunnel, is causing federal safety officials to examine the country’s second busiest urban rail system.…
Howard County Police Chief William J. McMahon wants the County Council to repeal a law banning the use of stun guns because he wants to equip several of his officers with Tasers. The handheld stun gun incapacitates a person for five seconds by shooting probes into that person’s skin. Several…
In Annapolis, Maryland, a deadly car accident on Aris T. Allen Boulevard brought traffic to a halt for over four hours last Saturday. According to an Annapolis police spokesperson, a stolen white Volvo sedan had been speeding east on the boulevard near the Vineyard Road intersection when it crossed over…
While walking through a parking area behind Sam’s Club at the Golden Ring Mall on December 11, Edward Witte, 61, was struck by a vehicle and dragged for about 30 feet. The driver of the vehicle was Baltimore resident Margaret Wance, 65. A police helicopter flew Witte to the Maryland…
With all the holiday parties that take place at the end of the year, drunk driving incidents tend to occur more frequently—which can be especially dangerous if you live in one of the 15 U.S. states where at least 41% of all traffic fatalities can be attributed to drunk driving.…