Wednesday, April 24, 2013
A pedestrian was left unconscious by a hit-and-run driver on Rockville Pike at Cedar Lane last Friday night.
A pedestrian was struck in a hit-and-run incident on Rockville Pike at Cedar Lane on Friday, April 19, at about 9:30 p.m., according to a Montgomery County Police Department news statement. The pedestrian, Michelle Eyre De Sam, 35, of Bethesda, was left unconscious by the collision. Another driver on Rockville Pike found her in the roadway, and police officers determined that a vehicle had struck her and left the scene, the statement reported. "De Sam was transported to a local hospital with serious, non-life-threatening injuries," and she is recovering in the hospital, the statement added. Police have not yet identified the driver responsible for the collision, and it is unknown if the collision was witnessed. "Preliminary investigation …
Tuesday, April 2, 2013
A bipartisan group of congressional members sends a letter to transportation secretary urging him to find ways to reduce fatalities.
Approximately 5,000 pedestrians and bicyclists are fatally struck by cars in the United States each year, representing a decrease of about 20 percent since the early '90s, according to data from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. Fatalities involving bicyclists and pedestrians represent a higher percentage of all roadway deaths now than in previous years, though, argued members of Congress in a letter urging federal transportation officials to enact safety measures they passed last year in the Moving Ahead in the 21st Century Act (MAP-21). Rep. Chris Van Hollen (D-Dist 8) was one of 68 House members who sent a letter to Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood March 23 calling for more action from the agency to protect …
Friday, March 29, 2013
Catch up on news you may have missed this month in Bethesda crime and public safety.
Two years since the slaying of Lululemon employee Jayna Murray, Bethesda residents marked the somber anniversary this month. At the same time, concerns like pedestrian safety came to the forefront, as two pedestrians were left seriously injured and two others -- one just 3 months old -- were thankfully unharmed after vehicle collisions. Catch up on news you may have missed this month in Bethesda crime and public safety.
Wednesday, March 27, 2013
Alice Ann Winkler was struck by a minivan Tuesday at Westport Road and Saratoga Avenue.
A pedestrian struck by a vehicle Tuesday morning at the intersection of Westport Road and Saratoga Avenue remained in serious condition Wednesday afternoon, according to a Montgomery County police news release. Alice Ann Winkler, 50, of the 5200 block of Saratoga Avenue in Chevy Chase, was walking near her home about 8 a.m. Tuesday when she was struck by a 2012 Toyota Sienna driven by Pablo Martinez Varela, police said. Varela, 51, also of the 5200 block of Saratoga Avenue, remained at the scene and provided information to investigators, the release said. Winkler was walking on Westport Road just east of Saratoga Avenue when she was hit by the minvan as the vehicle turned from northbound Saratoga Avenue east on to Westport Road, according …
Alice Ann Winkler was struck by a minivan Tuesday at Westport Road and Saratoga Avenue.
A pedestrian struck by a vehicle Tuesday morning at the intersection of Westport Road and Saratoga Avenue remained in serious condition Wednesday afternoon, according to a Montgomery County police news release. Alice Ann Winkler, 50, of the 5200 block of Saratoga Avenue in Chevy Chase, was walking near her home about 8 a.m. Tuesday when she was struck by a 2012 Toyota Sienna driven by Pablo Martinez Varela, police said. Varela, 51, also of the 5200 block of Saratoga Avenue, remained at the scene and provided information to investigators, the release said. Winkler was walking on Westport Road just east of Saratoga Avenue when she was hit by the minvan as the vehicle turned from northbound Saratoga Avenue east on to Westport Road, according …
Tuesday, March 26, 2013
Police: The woman suffered serious injuries and was flown to Baltimore Shock Trauma.
A woman was struck Tuesday morning while walking on Westport Road near Saratoga Avenue in Bethesda, Montgomery County police said. The woman suffered serious injuries and was transported via helicopter to Baltimore Shock Trauma, said Officer Rebecca Innocenti, a police spokeswoman. The news was first reported by Bethesda Now. Police responded shortly before 8 a.m. to the scene, Innocenti said. The driver of the vehicle that struck the woman stayed on the scene. Westport Road is closed at Saratoga Avenue. This story will be updated as more information becomes available.
Tuesday, March 19, 2013
A man who was struck on Old Georgetown Road Wednesday is being treated at Suburban Hospital.
A 59-year-old man who was struck by car as he attempted to cross Old Georgetown Road in Bethesda Wednesday morning remains in critical condition at Suburban Hospital, according to hospital spokeswoman Ronna Borenstein-Levy. Police said the man, William George Cole, was struck by a 2006 Honda Civic in the southbound lanes of Old Georgetown Road just north of Alta Vista Road around 9:37 a.m. Cole suffered life-threatening injuries, police said. Meredith Daly, an employee at the nearby Children's Inn at the National Institutes of Health, said she drove by and saw a man lying in the street who appeared to be "completely unresponsive." Police identified the driver of the Honda as Remy Jean Paul Bosselut, 52, of the 6000 block of Chatsworth Lane…
Thursday, March 14, 2013
See where pedestrian and bike collisions happen.
12 vehicle collisions involving pedestrians or bicyclists have been reported by Patch in the first weeks of 2013, and among those, four pedestrians and one bicyclist were killed as a result. All of the fatalities occurred in the middle and eastern portions of the county. In Bethesda, three collisions have been reported including one incident when apedestrian on Old Georgetown Road was critically injured. Ken Silverman, an analyst for Montgomery County Council President Nancy Navarro (D-Dist 4), detailed the cluster of fatalities in Silver Spring and Wheaton on Navarro’s blog and called the deaths "simply unacceptable." On the blog, Silverman also reported that Ben Ross of Action Committee for Transit suggested that police aggressively …
12 pedestrian and cyclist collisions have been reported in Montgomery County in 2013.
Just 10 weeks into 2013, Montgomery County Patch websites have reported 12 vehicle collisions involving pedestrians or bicyclists, and several of the collisions have happened in Bethesda. Most recently, a pedestrian was critically injured on Old Georgetown Road Wednesday when he was struck by a car. Tuesday, a pedestrian was struck on Wisconsin Avenue and Chelsea lane, and Feb. 27, a stroller was struck in a crosswalk, dragged six feet and knocked over. The baby's father said it was "pure luck" his three-month-old son was uninjured. In the east county, four pedestrians and one bicyclist have been killed. For a map of pedestrian collisions in Montgomery County, click over to Silver Spring Patch. Several readers are taking to Patch to …
Wednesday, March 13, 2013
The driver of the car that struck the man on Old Georgetown Road remained on the scene.
Update, 12:52 p.m.: The driver of the Honda in this morning's pedestrian collision has been identified as Remy Jean Paul Bosselut, 52, of the 6000 block of Chatsworth Lane in Bethesda. The man who was struck, William George Cole, 59, remained in critical condition and is undergoing treatment, police said. Anyone with information is asked to call the 2nd District Traffic Squad at 301-652-9200. Update, 11:37 a.m.: A car driven by a 52-year-old man struck a man walking in Bethesda Wednesday morning, said Capt. Paul Starks, a Montgomery County police spokesman. The 59-year-old man was critically injured, police said. The car, a silver 2006 Honda, struck the man as he crossed the southbound lanes of Old Georgetown Road, just north of Alta …
Captain Cook
11:54 am on Wednesday, April 3, 2013
Amen!! Well said!! more ›