Crime & Safety
UPDATE: Route 40 Reopened after Crash near Riverside
The crash was reported before 1 p.m. Saturday.

UPDATE (4:45 p.m.)—All lanes are clear on eastbound US Route 40 after a fatal crash Saturday afternoon on Mitchell Lane at Pulaski Highway.
The Aberdeen Police Department said at 12:42 p.m. that there was a crash requiring a rescue, advising drivers to expect delays and exercise caution in the area.
At 1:03 p.m, the Maryland Department of Transportation reported that all eastbound lanes of Route 40 had been shut down between MD Route 543 and Spesutia Road for investigation after a collision.
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