Maryland
Pedestrian killed in crash involving Maryland State Police trooper
A pedestrian was killed Thursday in a crash in Charles County that involved a Maryland State Police trooper, according to officials.
Troopers responded to the reported crash around midnight near Route 301 between Plaza Drive and St. Patrick’s Drive.
A preliminary investigation revealed that an on-duty state trooper was driving northbound on Route 301 when they hit a pedestrian who was walking in the lane of the four-lane highway, officials said.
The pedestrian was then hit by other vehicles, police said. They were pronounced dead on the scene. No other injuries were reported.
Just before the crash, the Charles County Sheriff’s Office said it received multiple calls about a pedestrian walking in the lanes of Route 301. There is no crosswalk in the area where the pedestrian was walking, officials said.
The trooper involved in the crash has been placed on administrative leave pending a review, police officials said.
Once an investigation is complete, it will be presented to the Charles County State’s Attorney’s Office, according to police.
Anyone with information about this crash is urged to call investigators at 301-392-1231.
So far in 2026, Maryland has recorded a total of 19 traffic fatalities, according to the Maryland Department of Transportation.
In 2023, the state saw 153 traffic deaths involving pedestrians, a nearly 17% increase from 131 deaths in 2022, data shows.
Last year, in August, a 93-year-old woman was hit and killed by an unmarked police vehicle in Howard County. An on-duty plainclothed County Police officer was involved.
The woman was walking in the parking lot in Columbia when the officer hit her while they were leaving a parking spot, officials said.
After suffering just their second loss of the season against Oregon State on Tuesday, the USC baseball team looked to get back on track over the weekend when they traveled across the country for a three-game series at Maryland. It was not the prettiest, but the Trojans were able to take the series, winning two of their three games against the Terrapins.
On Friday, USC jumped out to an early lead and survived late. After leading 10-2 through three innings, the Trojans survived a late Maryland rally and emerged with an 11-10 victory.
On Saturday, the team suffered just its third loss of the season, falling 6-4. On Sunday, however, the Trojans came out hungry for payback and delivered just that, winning 14-4 in an eight-inning mercy rule affair.
USC has now won all seven of its series to open the season, including all four in Big Ten play. The Trojans now sit at 26-3 on the year and 10-2 in conference.
USC will now return to the West Coast for a matchup with UC Santa Barbara at Dedeaux Field on Tuesday night. They will then head to Westwood next weekend for a three-game series against rival UCLA. With both teams currently ranked in the top ten, it sets up to be the biggest baseball Crosstown Showdown in many years.
A reckless endangerment charged has been added in the case of a man charged after a 7-year-old boy fired a gun inside a Maryland elementary school in early February.
A new charge was added to the accidental gun discharge case from February that’s tied to an Anne Arundel County school.
Court records show that one count of reckless endangerment was filed against Eashan John Stefanski, a 34-year-old Pasadena man, Thursday.
He was initially charged with leaving a loaded firearm accessible to a minor in February, when a 7-year-old boy accidentally discharged a gun at Freetown Elementary School in Glen Burnie, Maryland.
The new charge was added more than a month after the incident, which saw the child suffer an injury to his hand.
Detectives found the gun was obtained from the boy’s home.
Stefanski is the boyfriend of the child’s mother, The Baltimore Banner reported.
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