Accident News

Two people are dead after a serious accident on Old National Pike. It happened just after 10 pm; police say a single car went off the road into the woods.

A Garrett County woman who escaped after slipping through her handcuffs at the Cumberland Police station Tuesday evening was back in custody a few hours later when she voluntarily returned to police headquarters.

The scene involved a commercial motor vehicle and a traffic control flag man. Maryland State Police in Frederick are continuing to investigate a fatality that happened Friday when a flagman directing traffic on Buckeystown Pike was run over by a co-workers truck, killing him.

The suspect jumped out of the car and fled on foot. Maryland State Police in Hagerstown are investigating a hit and run accident that happened Halloween night, on Route 40 just past St Pauls Road.

Two juveniles were taken to Garrett County Memorial Hospital Saturday following a traffic accident at the intersection of Maryland Highway and G Street.

Four people were taken to Cumberland Memorial Hospital Saturday night after an accident on Interstate 68 west just below Rocky Gap State Park, according to the Allegany County 911 dispatch center.

A Garrett County inmate is facing new charges Sunday night after police say he assaulted a correctional officer.

An Accident man was served an arrest warrant by the Garrett County Sheriff's Office on Wednesday charging him with second-degree assault and intimidating a juror or witness.

An algebra teacher from Garrett County has been named the best in the state. Jennifer Rankin was named Maryland's Teacher of the Year at a special awards ceremony in Baltimore.

Garrett County sheriff's deputies arrested an Accident man Tuesday after he allegedly committed an assault while officers were executing a court order.

Accident sends two to hospital MCCOOLE - Two people were taken to the Western Maryland Health System's Memorial Campus following a single-vehicle accident Sunday afternoon on Westernport Road near the NewPage warehouse, according to the Allegany County Office of Emergency Service.

The 227 acres of Garrett County farmland that Shane Grady and two business partners purchased for $750,000 last year are teeming with soybeans, but that's not the yield the investors had in mind.

Pair arrested on drug charges ACCIDENT - Two Garrett County residents were recently arrested for various controlled dangerous substance offenses, including manufacturing and possession of marijuana.

Frederick City Police are investigating a car crash that happened late Wednesday night.

Home destroyed in overnight fire BITTINGER - Volunteer firefighters who showed up to a Bear Hill Road residence late Saturday found a home fully engulfed in flames, according to a Garrett County Division of Communications release.

Officials say one person was serious injured Wednesday night in Garrett County during a single vehicle accident.

Information is being sought concerning the theft of a Kubota tractor from the front of the Garrett Outdoor Power company, Maryland State Police said.

The Maryland State Highway Administration is resurfacing portions of Interstate 68 and U.S. Route 219.

Eba Maust, left, Charlotte Sebold, center, and Ann Kolbfleish exercise at the Flowery Vale Health and Fitness Center in Accident, Md., Feb.

Maryland State Police say a man was seriously injured when his leg was run over by a road milling machine near Frederick.