Crime & Safety
Woman Flown to Hospital After Head-On Crash
The collision between a Honda Accord and a tractor-trailer in Edgewater happened when the car crossed the center line, police say.
A Calvert County woman is hospitalized with life-threatening injuries suffered when her car crashed into a truck Wednesday in Edgewater, authorities say.
The head-on crash between the car and a tractor trailer happened just after 10 a.m. on Solomons Island Road near Swallow Lane in Edgewater.
Anne Arundel County Police say a 2000 Honda Accord driven by Diana L. Shane, 28, of North Beach was northbound on Solomons Island Road when it crossed the centerline. A southbound tractor-trailer truck hauling pool water driven by Patrick J. Baker, 46, of Port Republic swerved to avoid Shane’s car.
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But the Accord was struck in the side and forced off the road. Shane was extricated from her car by firefighters and flown to Shock Trauma in Baltimore with life-threatening injuries.
There were no signs of alcohol use or excessive speed, police say.
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