Four people were treated at local hospitals after a car struck a curb in a single-vehicle collision Tuesday night in Gaithersburg, police said.

The accident occurred around 10:50 p.m., when the driver hit a curb, sending the SUV into a grassy area near St. Rose of Lima Catholic Church. Subsequently, the vehicle struck a tree and overturned. The collision is under investigation, and it is still unknown why the vehicle struck the curb in the first place.

As a result of the accident, everyone inside the vehicle was taken to the hospital for evaluation. Two have been critically injured: Kendra Frederick (the driver), was taken to the Shock Trauma Center at the University of Maryland Medical Center in Baltimore with life-threatening injuries.

Additionally, the right-rear passenger was also taken to the Baltimore trauma center and is in critical condition. Investigators believe that neither was wearing seat belts.

The front-seat and left-rear passengers were luckier, as they were only treated for injuries and released from local hospitals, police said. Investigators believe both were wearing seat belts.

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Two men were arrested after allegedly shoplifting from a Wheaton shopping center. They were trying to flee, when they got into an accident with their stolen getaway car. They are now in custody, facing multiple charges.

In relation to shoplifting charges, the search of the vehicle produced about $7000 worth of property stolen from both JC Penney and Target, according to police. The Ford Exploder had been stolen from Washington, D.C. that morning as well.

But other charges involve a car crash Thursday night at Wheaton Mall. Police say officers saw an Explorer speeding through the parking lot that was endangering pedestrians so they decided to pursue the vehicle.

After they were apprehended, the driver was charged with several counts, including: auto theft and conspiracy to commit auto theft, theft over $1,000, and conspiracy to commit theft over $1,000, unauthorized use of a vehicle and conspiracy to commit unauthorized use of a vehicle, rogue and vagabond, two counts of malicious destruction of property, failure to stop at a red light, reckless driving, speeding, and unsafe lane changing.

There were already outstanding warrants for the driver for commercial burglaries in Montgomery County, Gaithersburg, and Fairfax County.

The passenger was charged with auto theft and conspiracy, theft over $1,000 and conspiracy, unauthorized use of a vehicle, and conspiracy, and two counts of theft under $1,000 and conspiracy.

Both men are being held with bonds: the driver on $50,000, the passenger on $15,000.

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A deadly motor vehicle collision involving a car and van occurred in Washington, D.C., at approximately 7 p.m. Monday, April 19, 2010. In the aftermath, there was one fatality and six others injures, which included four children.

According to some eyewitnesses’ accounts, the speeding van veered over the center median and into the path of an oncoming passenger vehicle. The driver of the passenger vehicle was pronounced dead at the scene. The four children, whose ages ranged from two to 12, were riding in the same vehicle suffered severe injuries as well. The children were transported to area hospitals in serious or critical condition.

On impact, the van overturned several times and burst into flames. The motor vehicle accident prompted a fuel spill and knocked utility wires down as a result, resulting in approximately 50 fire rescue workers being dispatched to the scene, as well as D.C. Fire and Emergency Medical Services Department crews to transport those injured to area hospitals.

Both the driver of the van and an unidentified passenger had to be extricated from the burning vehicle. The van occupants suffered undisclosed injuries, which may have included burns, and were also taken to area hospitals for treatment.

One injured victim was apparently flown to an area hospital via U.S. Park Police helicopter, while ambulances were used to transport the remaining crash victims to medical centers.

It was not stated if any controlled substances might have been a factor in the fatal two-vehicle accident.

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A Perdue tractor-trailer truck driver involved in a head-on collision with a state police detective Monday morning has been charged, according to investigators.

Maryland State Police have issued Joshua Burton Webb Jr., of Whaleyville, citations for failure to drive right of center and negligent driving.

Webb was traveling north on Hobbs Road, north of Route 50, around 8:05 a.m. when he crossed the double yellow line and crashed head-on into a marked state police Ford Crown Victoria driven by Det. Sgt. David Dalfonso who was traveling south, according to police.

Webb and Dalfonso, of the Princess Anne barrack, were transported to Peninsula Regional Medical Center for minor injuries, according to police.

Dalfonso has been released from the hospital, according to police.

Webb has also been treated and released from PRMC, according to hospital officials.

See continuing coverage in The Daily Times on Tuesday.

Two Metro workers were struck and killed by a maintenance vehicle along a track Tuesday.

The men were on a track when they were hit a few blocks from the Rockville Metro Station, Montgomery County Fire and Rescue spokesman Capt. Oscar Garcia said. One worker died at the scene and the other on the way to a hospital, Metro officials said.

Both men were automatic train technicians and the crash involved a large truck equipped to drive on the track when electricity is shut down, according to Metro spokeswoman Angela Gates. The agency said it would release the men’s names after their families were notified.

The deaths occurred at about 1:45 a.m. while the system was closed. The accident disrupted the morning rush for many commuters from Maryland as red line service was shut down between the Shady Grove and Twinbrook stations while the crash was investigated. Shuttles service was being provided between the stations.

The employees who were killed were installing new automatic train control equipment in the track bed. A failure in the automatic train control system, which detects the presence of a train on the track, is believed to have contributed to the June crash. However, Metro spokesman Steven Taubenkibel said the work being done Tuesday morning was routine maintenance.

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The driver of a pickup truck that flipped last year, killing a River Hill high school football player, was indicted Thursday by a Howard County grand jury. David Daniel Erdmann, 22, of the 4300 block of Heritage Hills Lane in Ellicott City, was charged in a multicount indictment.

Among the charges were driving under the influence of alcohol, vehicular homicide and manslaughter. Steven Dankos, 17, of Clarksville was riding in the truck bed and died at the scene.

Erdmann’s brother Thomas, one of Dankos’ close friends and a teammate on the River Hill football team, was hurt in the crash. The accident took place Nov. 29, little more than a day after River Hill lost in the state semifinals.

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A police-involved car accident in Randallstown Thursday morning sent one Baltimore County officer to the hospital with knee and head injuries, according to police.

Police say the accident happened at the intersection of Winands and McDonogh roads about 6:30 a.m. The officer, whom police have not identified, was the only person hurt. His injuries are not considered life-threatening, and he was taken to Maryland Shock Trauma Center, police said.

Police have not released details of the accident.

Three people were injured in a Dorchester County crash early Tuesday afternoon that involved a Maryland State Police trooper who was conducting traffic enforcement operations.

The trooper involved in the crash was identified as 39-year-old Trooper First Class Kenneth Myers Jr. who is assigned to road patrol duties at the Easton Barracks and has been a member of the Maryland State Police for four years. Myers was driving a 2006 Ford Crown Victoria unmarked Maryland State Police patrol car.

The other car, a 2004 Toyota Avalon, was driven my 75-year-old Majorie MacSorely, 75, of Hurlock. Her daughter, 50-year-old Kathy MacSoreley of Trappe, was a passenger.

Police say a preliminary investigation indicates that shortly after noon Tuesday, Myers was conducting traffic patrol with moving radar on westbound Route 50 west of Vienna, when his radar unit registered an eastbound vehicle exceeding 80 mph. Myers made a u-turn and headed east on Route 50 to stop the vehicle.

Police say that as the trooper’s vehicle approached MD Route 731, the car driven by Marjorie MacSorely, pulled out from Route 731 into the eastbound lanes of Route 50 and the oncoming patrol car. The vehicles collided in the intersection of Rt. 50 and Rt. 731.

Both Marjorie MacSorely and Myers were trapped in their vehicles until they were freed by emergency crews from the Vienna and Linkwood volunteer fire companies. Marjorie MacSorely was transported by State Police helicopter to Peninsula Regional Medical Center in Salisbury. Kathy MacSorely was transported to Peninsula Regional Medical Center by ambulance.

Myers was transported by State Police helicopter to the University of Maryland Shock Trauma Center. All three persons are reported to be in stable condition.

The State Highway Administration responded to the scene to assist with traffic detours and lane closures. Traffic was diverted through Vienna until about 5 p.m., when the roadway was reopened.

The crash is being investigated by members of the Maryland State Police CRASH Team who will conduct a detailed reconstruction of this collision.

Police say the speed the trooper was traveling prior to the crash has not been determined and will be part of the ongoing investigation. It is not known at this time if the emergency equipment on the patrol car was activated.

Dorchester County State’s Attorney William Jones has been notified about the crash. Police say that when the crash investigation is complete, it will be forwarded to Jones for review regarding charges.

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A man was struck and killed by a southbound Amtrak passenger train Friday south of the railroad’s Aberdeen station, according to Aberdeen police.

Officers responded to a call at 2:26 p.m. regarding a body that was observed about 15 feet from the railroad’s southbound track in the 600 block of S. Philadelphia Blvd., or U.S. 40. Amtrak and MARC commuter service was temporarily suspended. Amtrak police are investigating the death.

Last week, a 14-year-old student, Anna Marie Stickel, was killed when she was struck by an Amtrak train in Middle River

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Three teenagers were injured in a single-car crash in Howard County Friday morning, an accident in which police believe alcohol was a factor.

Police say the driver, Jordan Marcus Gould, 18, of the 10000 block of Marlboro Woods Drive in Cheltenham was heading west on Broken Land Parkway near Stevens Forest Road about 2:35 a.m. when his Honda Accord swerved to the right side and struck a tree. Gould was transported to Howard County General Hospital with minor injuries.

The front-seat passenger, Johnathan Douglas McGann, 18, of the 6000 block of Jerrys Drive in Columbia was taken to Maryland Shock Trauma with serious injuries; and the back seat passenger, Christopher Lloyd McGann, 18, of the same address was treated and released at the scene.

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