In Maryland, the mother of a 14-year-old boy who was shot and killed by police on August 12 has hired an attorney and is claiming that his death was a wrongful death situation. Baltimore police say that Officer Roderick Mitter shot and killed Kevin Cooper outside his home in Southwest…
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Maryland Route 32 Five-Car Accident Involving Carroll County Dump Truck Sends Four People to Hospitals
In Maryland, four people were taken to hospitals last week after a Butler Ambulance and a Carroll County government dump truck were involved in a five-vehicle accident on Route 32 outside Sykesville. The accident took place south of Springfield Avenue when the ambulance hit a compact car, the dump truck,…
Car Accident sends Maryland Lieutenant Governor Michael Steele to the Hospital
Maryland Lieutenant Governor Michael Steele was treated and released at a local hospital last week after he was involved in a car accident. Maryland State Police say the Chevrolet Suburban that Steele was traveling in was hit by a Chevrolet Cavalier at an intersection of Dorsey Road and Ridge Road…
Family To File Wrongful Death Suit In Shooting Of Unarmed Man By Baltimore Police
The family of a Brooklyn man who was shot and killed by a police officer in Baltimore earlier this month say that they plan to file a wrongful death suit. Ernest Oliver, 39, was shot in the 600 block of Roundview Road in Cherry Hill on August 5 after he…
28-Year-Old La Plata Woman Arrested In Hit And Run Accident
A 28-year-old La Plata woman was arrested on August 1, 2006, for driving while intoxicated, driving while impaired, negligent driving, fleeing and eluding, hit and run, and failure to drive on right side of the road. Sabrina Rae Cutlip was apprehended by police who followed her after she became involved…
Sample Of Interrogatories Form Filed In Nursing Home Negligence Case
Interrogatories are written questions sent to the opposing party in a personal injury lawsuit. Like a deposition, an interrogatory gives each side the opportunity to pose questions to the opposing party. Although the party who is served the interrogatory does not have to appear in court to respond, they are…
12-Year-Old Frederick Boy Dies After His Bicycle Crashes Into A Moving Car
In Frederick, Maryland, a 12-year-old boy died on Sunday after his bicycle crashed into a moving car. Thomas Cline was riding his bike near the intersection of old Middletown Road and Route 180 when he crashed into the front passenger side of a car being driven by a 16-year-old Middletown…
In Anne Arundel County, Parents File $20 Wrongful Death Suit After 5-Year-Old Drowns In Pool At Crofton Country Club
The parents of Connor Freed, a 5-year-old Davidsonville boy who drowned at the Crofton Country Club, are suing the club and DRD Pool Service, Inc, the Hunt Valley-based company that trains the club’s pool staff, for $20 million. The wrongful death lawsuit claims that there was not enough properly trained…
Arlington Man Killed After Being Hit By Boat On The Severn River In Anne Arundel County, Maryland
In Anne Arundel County, the body of an Arlington man was pulled from the Severn River on Sunday night. Daniel Pemsler, 24, was killed in a boating accident this weekend. Maryland Natural Resources say that Permsler had just let go of a tube he had been riding and was waiting…
In Maryland, Two Recent Motorcycle Crashes Are Investigated By Police
Maryland State Police are investigating a fatal motorcycle crash that took place last weekend in Oxon Hill. On Sunday night, Cornell Riddick was pronounced dead at the scene after his motorcycle spun out of control and hit a guardrail while he was approaching a ramp from Interstate 295 South onto…