Icy Roads Wreak Havoc; One Dead in Gambrills Crash
At least one person died when a cement truck and car collided near Waugh Chapel Drive and Silver Way. Emergency officials reported more than 60 auto accidents Thursday morning.
Updated: (10:23 a.m.) — At least one person died in a crash in Gambrills Thursday morning, and police and fire officials responded to dozens of accidents all over the county due to icy roads. Anne Arundel County police responded at about 7:45 a.m. to the fatal crash near Waugh Chapel Drive and Silver Way in Gambrills. Preliminary information from police indicates that a cement truck collided with a car. There was no initial information on the identity of the victim or the condition of any other passengers. Roads in the area were closed and motorists were being urged to avoid traffic. One Anne Arundel County police officer was also hurt in a three-car accident on Annapolis Road in Odenton. Police spokesman Justin Mulcahy said that crash …
Dave
2:10 pm on Saturday, February 16, 2013
Chris, I agree that people need to take responsibility for safe driving. However, it's also the government's responsibility to ensure that roadways are safe to use. If this were a less populated area, a patch of ice would rarely result in a fatal accident. In this area, the traffic density is such that any mistake is likely to evolve into a multiple-vehicle accident. Thus, the government fails on… more ›