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' …
Tuesday, November 20, 2012
A recent fatal accident has brought the stretch of road between I-70 and 108 in Clarksville under examination.
After an Ellicott City man was killed in a fatal accident on Route 32 in Clarksville on Nov. 13 the safety of the high speed, two lane road has been called into question. Currently the stretch of road where the fatal accident occurred is a two-lane road that experiences traffic during rush hour. On Nov. 13, the fatal accident was caused by the driver of a flatbed truck losing control of the vehicle while driving southbound, skidding into the northbound lane and striking a Jeep driven by an Ellicott City man who later died at the hospital, according to police. A Maryland State Highway Administration spokesperson said officials are still examining the circumstances surrounding the crash to determine exactly what happened. In 2004, a group…
Tuesday, November 13, 2012
Route 32 reopened around 2 p.m. after being closed since 8 a.m. to investigate a fatal crash.
Update - 2:10 p.m. Route 32 has reopend after an approximately 6 hour investigation into a fatal crash near 108 in Clarksville, according to police. UPDATE - 11:25 a.m. The driver of the Jeep involved in Tuesday morning's crash on Route 32 has died, reported police. Michael Paul Dumonceau, 68, of Ellicott City was pronounced dead at Howard County General Hospital after being transported in critical condition, according to police. Police said Route 32 will remain closed in both directions as police investigate the crash and it is not expected to reopen for a number of hours. Original Story - 9:47 a.m. Route 32 is currently closed in both directions Tuesday morning after a flatbed truck slid from the southbound lane into the northbound and…
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 …
Thursday, May 3, 2012
The River Hill Solar Array, which moves with the sun, sits above Route 32. It will be dedicated Saturday.
Since their installation in March, the 12-dual panel solar "trackers" have stood high on a hill overlooking Route 32, practically announcing their high-tech presence. The solar panels, which move with the sun, will be used to supply power to the River Hill pool and River Hill neighborhood center in Clarksville. This Saturday, the solar array will be formally dedicated. Invitees to the dedication include County Executive Ken Ulman, Elizabeth Bobo and other Maryland clean energy advocates, according to the Columbia Association. The dedication will take place from 10-11 a.m. The event is open to the public. The array is the culmination of a partnership between the CA and solar device manufacturer, Advanced Technology & Reasearch Corp. (ATR), …
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 ›