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Thursday, May 9, 2013

Update: Teen Identified in Fatal Clinton Crash

A 17-year-old was found unresponsive by police just after 3 p.m. on Wednesday.

Updated, May 10, 4:10 p.m.: County police are investigating a fatal crash that killed a teenager Wednesday after school. According to police, officers responded to the 11900 block of Brandywine Road in Clinton for a single-vehicle crash just after 3 p.m. They found a 17-year-old boy unresponsive inside the car and he was pronounced dead on the scene.  The teen was identified as Delanta Clark Jr, of the 10800 block of Slippery Elm Court. He was a student at Surrattsville High School. Clark was driving on Brandywine Road when he lost control of his car, left the roadway and hit a tree, a preliminary investigation revealed. However, police are still trying to determine why the teen initially lost control. Clark was wearing his seatbelt, and …

Tuesday, December 4, 2012

Report: Tractor Trailer Accident Kills One in Upper Marlboro

A second person was injured in the crash, the Gazette reported.

A tractor trailer was struck by a pickup truck early Tuesday morning on Dower House Road near Old Marlboro Pike in Upper Marlboro leaving one dead and another injured, reported The Gazette.  Prince George's County Police told the Gazette that the passenger of the pickup was pronounced dead on the scene and the driver of the pickup was transported to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. The driver of the tractor trailer was uninjured. Old Marlboro Pike and Dower House Road remain close while the scene is investigated, according to the Gazette. Read the full story here on the Gazette.

Wednesday, November 14, 2012

Pickup Truck Strikes School Bus; No Kids Injured

The truck driver was sent to the hospital for evaluation of non-life threatening injuries.

Update, 4:35 p.m.: A Prince George's County Public Schools spokesperson reports that all but four children were picked up by their parents on the scene and that the remaining children will be transported back to Barack Obama Elementary School in a replacement bus. The school spokesperson also reported that one student had been transported to the hospital as a precautionary measure.  Update, 3:46 p.m.: Prince George's County Fire Department spokesperson Mark Brady confirmed there were 32 kids on the bus, none reporting injuries and none being transported to the hospital. Kids have been released to their parents on the scene, said Brady. Original story:  transported to the hospital with minor injuries after a pickup truck collided with the …

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