Monday, April 1, 2013
The 42-year-old received 18 months for his role in the crash that caused Mary Ann Levant's death.
A Columbia man was sentenced at Howard County Circuit Court Friday to 18 months in jail for his involvement in a collision that resulted in the death of a Marriotts Ridge High School educator in 2012. Richie Junior Burgess, 42, of the 1200 block of Little Patuxent Parkway, pleaded guilty two months ago to manslaughter. Police said Burgess' blood tested positive for the prescription medication Xanax at the time of the crash. The accident, which happened on Feb. 21, 2012; on eastbound MD Route 32 at the Route 29 interchange, critically injured Mary Ann Levant, 64, a long-time staff member of the Howard County Public School System. According to court records, a traffic expert determined that Burgess' Ford Explorer struck Levant's car on the…
Monday, February 4, 2013
The man's blood tested positive for prescription medication at the time of the accident.
A Columbia man pleaded guilty to manslaughter in Howard County Circuit Court last week for his involvement in a fatal auto accident last February. Richie Junior Burgess, 42, of the 12000 block of Little Patuxent Parkway, pleaded guilty to criminal negligent manslaught by motor vehicle in an accident that resulted in the death of Mary Ann Levant, 64, a staff member at Marriotts Ridge High School, according to a state's attorney's office spokesperson. An analysis of blood drawn from Burgess on the night of the accident by Maryland State Police found he was driving under the influence of the prescription medication Alprazolam, also known as Xanax. According to the statement of the facts in the case, a traffic expert determined that Burgess' …
Wednesday, January 30, 2013
Michael Dingle, of Catonsville, owned Natural Way Design and Landscaping.
The owner of a Catonsville landscaping company who was cutting down a tree in Clarksville fell to his death along with part of the tree Tuesday, according to Howard County Police. Police found Michael Joseph Dingle, 40, unconscious and not breathing when they responded to the 8500 block of Reservoir Road just after 10 a.m. According to police, Dingle, owner of Natural Way Design and Landscaping, was working in a tree with all of the rigging attached. Police say Dingle and his employee removed the top 15 – 20 feet of the tree; it went as planned. After removing the top of the tree, however, the trunk uprooted, according to police. Dingle fell about 50 feet while still attached to the tree. When police and EMS arrived, they were unable to …
Monday, January 28, 2013
Two drivers transported to shock trauma after weekend collision on Route 32 in Savage.
Two drivers were seriously injured in a head-on collision Saturday night in the eastbound lane of Route 32. A 2004 Toyota Scion was heading the wrong way on Route 32 west of Route 1 in Savage when it collided with a 1999 Toyota Camry. Both drivers were transported to the University of Maryland Shock Trauma Center. The driver of the Scion, Jose I. Romero, 34, of Baltimore, was listed in serious but stable condition at shock trauma. The 27-year-old driver of the Camry, Regan A. Murphy, of New York City, is also in serious but stable condition, said police. Neither car had passengers, according to police. Driving the wrong way on a one-way street was the primary cause of the collision, but alcohol may have also been a factor, according to …
Tuesday, January 15, 2013
The 18-year-old remains in critical condition at Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center.
A Sykesville teen pulled from a burning car by a Howard County police officer Friday has been released from Shock Trauma, according to the Howard County Times. Casey Marie Bellofatto, 18, was rescued from the burning car by Cpl. Craig Ream, an 11-year veteran of the Howard County Police Department. Ream was on his way to work on Rt. 97 in Carroll County when he came upon the two-vehicle accident at 3 a.m. on Jan. 11. As previously reported on Patch, Ream crawled under the hood of Bellofatto's burning Toyota Corolla and squeezed himself through a small opening to pull the teenager to safety. Bellofatto was released from Shock Trauma Monday, and according to an article in the Howard County Times she was sent to the Johns Hopkins Bayview …
Friday, January 11, 2013
Cpl. Craig Ream spotted the burning vehicle on his way into work and swung into action.
OUTSIDE BALTIMORE, MD -- A local police officer crawled under the hood of a burning car and squeezed himself through a small opening to pull a teenage woman from a wreck early Friday morning, according to police. The woman, Casey Marie Bellofatto, 18, of Sykesville, was transported to the University of Maryland Shock Trauma Center in critical condition, according to a police statement. Cpl. Craig Ream, an 11-year veteran of the Howard County police department, was on his way to work around 3 a.m. to serve a search warrant, when he happened upon the crash on Route 97 in Carroll County, said police. That's when he attempted to use a fire extinguisher to combat the blaze, but it had little effect, and so he decided to risk his own safety to …
Jeffrey Sinclair's condition has been upgraded from critical to serious condition.
The 18-year-old driver involved in a collision while leaving Mt. Hebron High School on Jan. 3 has been upgraded from critical to serious condition, according to Explore Howard. Jeffrey Sinclair, 18, of Ellicott City, was leaving a Mt. Hebron parking lot after school on Thursday, Jan. 3, with four passengers in a Honda Civic. Police say Sinclair drove onto Route 99 in front of a Mack truck. The other four passengers in the vehicle were not seriously injured. Police confirmed this week Sinclair had failed to stop at a stop sign before driving out in front of the truck. Investigators said it did not appear the truck was speeding. Related Articles
Tuesday, January 8, 2013
Police said the 17-year-old student was struck by a vehicle while walking in a crosswalk.
This story was updated at 3:20 p.m. Tuesday A 17-year-old River Hill High School student is now in stable condition after being struck by a car while walking to school on Linden Linthicum Lane Tuesday morning, said police. The student, Matthew R. Curley, 17, of the 5800 block of Clipper Lane, Clarksville, was initially transported to the University of Maryland Shock Trauma Center in serious condition Tuesday morning, police said. His status was upgraded to stable later Tuesday morning, police said. Police said Curley was struck by a 1998 Honda Accord that was traveling westbound on Linden Linthicum Lane around 7:30 a.m. near Little Bells Row. Curley was walking in the crosswalk, according to police. The driver of the Honda, who stopped at …
Tuesday, October 23, 2012
The driver was injured.
A truck overturned on the Interstate 95 exit to MD 32 on Tuesday morning in Savage, injuring the driver. The driver was transported to a nearby hospital, but the extent of the drivers' injuries were unknown, according to a state police spokesperson. The spokesperson did not know why the truck overturned or what contents the truck was carrying. Around 12:30 p.m. on Tuesday afternoon police and highway officials had turned the truck back up on its wheels and were clearing the shoulder of large boxes. Howard County Fire and Rescue Services first responded to the incident around 11 a.m. The Route 32 exit was open around 12:30 p.m., with police directing traffic around the incident. Sign up for the Savage-Guilford Patch newsletter here and …
Friday, October 12, 2012
School officials say the high school student was near her bus stop.
A Mt. Hebron High School student was taken to the hospital Friday morning after being hit by a car, according to school officials. According to an email sent by the Howard County Public School System, the student was near her bus stop. Howard County Police say a 15-year-old girl was running across Town and Country Boulevard near West Springs Drive at about 6:55 a.m. when she was hit by a car. The girl was taken to Howard County General Hospital with minor injuries, according to police, and has been released. Police say the preliminary investigation does not indicate any fault on the part of the driver; no charges have been filed. Students at Mt. Hebron were told that if they were having “a difficult time” with the news of the incident…
Moi
2:55 pm on Monday, April 1, 2013
18 months? That sentence is a crime. Absolute lack of justice for this woman and her family. Unreal. more ›