public transportation disasters
- A three-vehicle crash that included a city school bus sent five people to the hospital Monday afternoon, according to fire officials.
- Baltimore County police have released the identity of the pedestrian killed in an accident Friday in Dundalk. He is Joseph Allen McCoy, 52, of the 400 block S. Clinton Street.
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A Hanover-based trucking company with a long history of safety violations —including a fatal crash this August — has been ordered off the road after federal regulators found it to be an "imminent hazard" to the public. -
- Jonah Goldberg writes that Joe Biden gets too many free passes for saying dumb things; he is, and always will be, doing President Obama's bidding.
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- There were two school bus accidents in Harford County in the past week.
- Traffic: Accident on northbound I-83 past the Baltimore Beltway
- Baltimore traffic: Accident on northbound Route 97 prior to Route 100
- Baltimore traffic: Accident on northbound Route 97 prior to Route 100
- Traffic: Accident on eastbound Eastern Avenue past the Baltimore Beltway
- A new law might improve school bus safety — if Baltimore County is willing to give bus-mounted cameras a chance
- Glancing at a text message or an e-mail from behind the wheel will cost $500 in fines starting Saturday, when a new law goes into effect clarifying Maryland's muddled driving-while-texting rules.
- A New Jersey man was arrested Thursday in Glen Burnie on charges of human trafficking, prostitution and other charges, police said.
- Accident on southbound I-795; many downtown streets closed for Baltimore Grand Prix race
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- Two-vehicle accident on southbound I-95 before the Fort McHenry Tunnel Toll Plaza
- Police have sought the public's help in identifying the driver who struck a 14 year old girl who was attempting to cross Washington Boulevard in Lansdowne. The girl sustained serious injuries. The driver of the car did not stop.
- Two-vehicle accident closes eastbound Route 100 at I-97
- The earthquake that hit Maryland Tuesday shut down offices, pushed workers into the streets, interrupted rail travel and set off an early, congested rush hour — but by early evening it appeared the impact would be fleeting.
- Commuters experienced delays on roads, bridges and transit systems around the state as Marylanders experienced a 5.9-magnitude earthquake, but most of the disruptions were clearing up by late afternoon.
- Recent crashes and crackdown on unsafe operators demonstrate the need to more closely regulate the charter bus industry
