A 73-year-old Adams County woman died Sunday when a dump truck crossed over and crashed into her vehicle on a Maryland road, police said.

Littlestown resident Sandra Stigler was driving a Dodge Ram pickup truck south on the 3000 block of the Littlestown Pike in Carroll County when the crash happened around 1:30 p.m., according to Maryland State Police.

Police said a northbound dump truck crossed into Stigler’s lane for unknown reasons and crashed into Stigler’s pickup.

Stigler was pronounced dead at the scene, police said. The dump truck’s driver — a 52-year-old man from Manchester, Maryland — was not hurt.

Littlestown Pike was shut down for about four hours after the crash.

The Maryland State Police Crash Team is investigating and will do a post-crash inspection of the dump truck.

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COLLEGE PARK, Md. (AP) — Pharrel Payne scored a career-high 30 points and grabbed 10 rebounds, Myles Rice added 16 points, and Maryland cruised past Wagner 89-63 on Tuesday night.

Payne was 8-of-11 from the floor and made 14 of his 20 free-throw attempts in the contest. He also added three blocks, and Rice had five steals.

Maryland (6-3) was in control for the majority of the game, leading for all but 3:39 of the game and last trailing when the score was 24-23 with 2:38 remaining in the first half. The Terrapins held a 33-26 lead at halftime.

Darius Adams had 12 points and six rebounds, but struggled to a 3-for-12 night shooting. Solomon Washington added 10 points and six rebounds of his own for the Terrapins.

Nick Jones had 16 points to lead the Seahawks (1-6), Jaden Baker added 13, and Sam Smith had 10. Wagner was held to 37% (21 of 57) of shooting from the field, and 26% (6 of 23) from deep.

Maryland snapped a two-game losing streak, allowing 100 or more points to No. 11 Gonzaga and No. 12 Alabama.

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Wagner hosts Bryant & Stratton and Maryland visits Iowa on Saturday.

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A man who died in 2010 was identified as a suspect in a 1988 cold case homicide in Frederick, Maryland, according to the city police department. 

The suspect, identified as Calvin Ziegler, was interviewed during the initial investigation. However, due to early DNA testing, he was not determined to be a suspect at the time.

According to police, 23-year-old Delores Marie “Mooda” Thompson was found dead in her apartment in the 100 block of South Market Street on Feb. 1, 1988. There were no signs of forced entry, according to police. 

It wasn’t until this year that her family received answers due to a development in the case. 

“Thanks to recent advancements in department forensic equipment, our crime scene unit was able to revisit the evidence with fresh eyes,” Frederick Police Chief Jason Lando said.

Police said they examined the initial investigation and found that Thompson’s manner of death was strangulation. They also determined that the case included evidence of sexual assault. 

According to police, Ziegler knew Thompson and frequently visited her apartment before her death. But a suspect sample could not be developed from the evidence that was available at the time. 

Multiple other suspects were also interviewed during the initial investigation, police said.

This year, detectives went over the evidence again using updated forensic techniques and equipment. They identified a small piece of bedding that had not been previously tested. 

By testing the evidence with updated techniques, investigators were able to produce a DNA profile and compare it to national records. It returned a match to Ziegler, who died in 2010, according to police. 

Despite criminal charges not being possible, the Frederick County State’s Attorney issued a formal letter confirming that the evidence supports the identification of Ziegler as the person responsible for Thompson’s death and the case was listed as closed. 

“To the family of Dolores Thompson, we know this announcement does not take away your pain, but we hope it offers the peace of finally knowing the truth,” Chief Lando said.