Category Archives: Maryland

Frederick, Md. – Homeless Man Dies in Hospital After Being Struck By Alleged Drunk Driver | your4state.com

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The Frederick City Police are continuing an investigation after a homeless man was hit by an alleged drunk driver two weekends ago. They say the case is now being sent to a grand jury.

Cpt. Richard Hetherington with the Frederick Police Department says Ricky Shelton, 59, of Frederick, was sitting on a metal loading dock near the rear of the street when a vehicle driven by Anthony Cilluffo, 25, of Frederick, struck the loading dock, severally injuring Shelton.

“We believe the suspect had been drinking. He admitted as much that he had been drinking prior to the crash,” Hetherington says. “He was given the standardized field sobriety test and based on the results of those tests; we believe that he was at a level above the legal limit.”

Shelton was taken to shock trauma, where he later died this past weekend from his injuries.

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Garrett Co., MD: Passenger dead; driver charged following overnight crash | your4state.com

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A woman is dead following a crash involving a drunk driver in Garrett County.

It happened around 1:30 Sunday morning in the 6,000-block of George Washington Highway.

Police say Bryson Dixon of Oakland was driving when he lost control and collided with an embankment which caused his car to overturn.

The passenger, Samantha Gibson of Swanton, was ejected from the car.

She was then taken to Ruby Memorial Hospital where she died from her injuries.

Dixon was arrested at the scene and charged with several DUI related offenses.

The crash remains under investigation.

via Drunk Driving Crash Claims Life of Garrett Co. Woman.

Harford Co., MD: 98 Rock DJ’s car crash results in another DUI charge | baltimoresun.com

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A popular Baltimore radio personality faces DUI charges after a three-car crash in Harford County on Sunday sent five people to a hospital for treatment of minor injuries.

Stephen G. Smith, 48, of the 1600 block Junius Court in Bel Air — known as Stash on radio station 98 Rock — was charged with driving under the influence of alcohol, negligent driving, and other traffic offenses, police said.

In an e-mail Tuesday, Smith — who has several other traffic cases pending — declined a request for comment. “I’m going through enough right now,” he said. “I can’t.”

But he later confirmed that he was arrested Sunday, and he addressed a few points that he said were erroneously reported by some media outlets.

Police said Smith was driving a Nissan Quest north on Route 24 at an apparent high rate of speed, when he struck the rear of a Hyundai stopped at the signal near the intersection with Interstate 95. The impact pushed that vehicle into an SUV, also stopped at the light. Smith drove about 300 feet north of the collision scene before stopping his vehicle, police said.

read more here > 98 Rock DJ’s car crash resulted from speed and driving under the influence – baltimoresun.com.

Salisbury, MD: Man arrested for DUI #8 after crash with injuries to others. | wboc.com

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A 47-year-old Berlin man has been arrested and charged with his eighth impaired driving offense.

According to Maryland State Police, troopers responded to a motor vehicle crash with injuries in the area of Route 50 and Walston Switch Road just after 3 a.m. Sunday. MSP said the victim, Laura Iannello of Pennsylvania and her four passengers were stopped at a red light on Route 50 eastbound in the aforementioned location, when a 2002 Ford Explorer, driven by James Nibblett, 47, failed to stop for the red light. MSP said Nibblett’s vehicle struck the rear of the 2005 Suzuki SUV, being driven by Iannello.

Upon making contact with Nibblett, MSP said troopers observed he appeared to be under the influence of alcohol. According to MSP, Nibblett subsequently failed field sobriety tests and was placed under arrest.

MSP said Nibblett’s driver’s license was suspended for the multiple DUI offenses. Police also said Nibblett was required to have an ignition interlock device on his vehicle, which was not present on the Explorer he was operating.

via Berlin Man Arrested in Salisbury for 8th DUI – WBOC-TV 16, Delmarvas News Leader, FOX 21 -.

Ocean City, MD: Man walking across highway killed by drunk driver who keeps going | WJLA.com

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Diogo Miller Facchini

A Maryland man was killed by a drunk driver in Ocean City early on Monday morning.

Diogo Miller Facchini is being charged with homicide by a motor vehicle while intoxicated.

Mathew Jude Cheswick, 22, of Cooksville, was attempting to walk across Coastal Highway from west to east when he was hit by an Isuzu Rodeo driven by Diogo Miller Facchini, 30. Facchini is from Lorton, Virginia.

After hitting Cheswick, Facchini continued to drive up the highway, according to Ocean City Police. He was later caught by police.

The preliminary investigation revealed that Facchini was traveling at a speed exceeding the posted speed limit when he hit Cheswick.

Cheswick was taken to Peninsula Regional Medical Center, where he was later pronounced dead.

Facchini was not injured during the collision. He was arrested and charged with homicide by a motor vehicle while intoxicated, leaving the scene of a fatal collision, driving under the influence of alcohol, driving while impaired by alcohol and a number of other traffic related charges.

via Mathew Cheswick killed in Ocean City by drunk driver | WJLA.com.