In Anne Arundel

Arnold man, 48, killed in motorcycle accident

TRACYS LANDING -- An Arnold man was killed Saturday when his motorcycle ran off Leitch Road in Tracys Landing, county police reported.

Stephen R. Minard, 48, was driving a 1999 Harley-Davidson east on Leitch Road shortly before 2 p.m. when he lost control of the motorcycle. It went off the road and struck a brick curb, throwing the rider, who hit a wall.

Minard, of the 800 block of Mill Creek Road, died at the scene. Police said speed and alcohol appeared to be factors in the accident.

In Dorchester County

Man, 51, discovered fatally shot in house

HURLOCK -- A 51-year-old man was found fatally shot early yesterday in a northern Dorchester County house, the county sheriff's department reported.

The victim, who had been shot in the head several times, was declared dead at the scene in a house on Hynson Road south of Hurlock about 12:30 a.m.

The man's name was withheld pending notification of his family.

In Worcester County

Couple in SUV accident hospitalized in Baltimore

WEST OCEAN CITY -- A couple whose sport utility vehicle struck a telephone pole and a tree early Saturday remained in critical condition yesterday at hospitals in Baltimore, authorities reported.

Lisa Hevner Bentz, 31, was driving a 1991 Chevrolet Blazer west on Old Bridge Road in West Ocean City about 2:40 a.m. when it hit a tree stump, became airborne, then hit the pole and the tree.

Bentz was in critical but stable condition yesterday at Johns Hopkins Hospital. Her husband, Jeffrey Alan Bentz, 32, was in critical condition at Maryland Shock Trauma Center. They are residents of old Bridge Road, police said, adding that a preliminary investigation indicated that alcohol and speed contributed to the accident.