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Shock Trauma

Tuesday, April 30, 2013

Norris Recovering Following Motorcycle Injuries

The radio host and former Baltimore City and state police chief was injured after he swerved to avoid a truck last week.

Radio personality and former state and Baltimore City police chief Ed Norris is recuperating at home from serious injuries sustained last week in the crash of his motorcycle in rural Harford County. The Aegis reports Steve Davis, Norris' co-host on the morning show on 105.7-FM The Fan, told listeners Monday that the Hampstead resident would be out at least through the end of the week. Norris, 53, was injured April 24 when he swerved while attempting to avoid a truck that was making a left turn from Maryland Route 161 onto southbound Route 1. Allegedly, the truck's driver did not yield right of way. Norris was flown to shock trauma in Baltimore with serious injuries. The driver, Dedrick Jamal McClain of Windsor Mill, was cited for failing …

Inthechateau

7:44 am on Saturday, May 4, 2013

lggy pop, so if that is your stance cars should be banned too since more people are injured and perrish in car accident than they do in motorcycle incidents. What a moron. what we need is a legal system that punishes those that cause the accident in the first place. Sure, gave them a citation, but hit them with responsibility for all costs with the accident hits them in the pocket book and then …   more ›

Wednesday, February 13, 2013

Wounded Police Trainee in Critical Condition

A University of Maryland Baltimore police trainee was shot in the head during a training exercise in Owings Mills Tuesday.

A police trainee is in critical condition Wednesday morning after being shot in the head during a training exercise in Owings Mills. At 2:30 p.m., a University of Maryland Baltimore Police trainee was shot by an instructor at the Rosewood Center, according to Baltimore Police Detective Angela Carter-Watson. The trainee, who is in his 40s, was shot in the front of his head, said Thomas Scalea, the chief physician at shock trauma, during a press conference Tuesday night. Video of the press conference can found here on ABC2 News' website. Family members asked police not to identify the trainee because they are not from the area and have not yet notified family and friends of the incident, Baltimore Police Spokesman Anthony Guglielmi told …

David Dempster

7:03 pm on Monday, February 18, 2013

It is hard to conceive how such an accident could happen. Accidental shootings are very rare and usually involve drunks or small children.   more ›

Monday, December 3, 2012

Milford Mill Man Sent to Shock Trauma in Monday Morning Accident

A Milford Mill man is in shock trauma after he lost control of his car and hit a tree in Owings Mills early Monday morning.

A Milford Mill man was sent to shock trauma Monday morning after he lost control of his vehicle and collided with a tree on Lakeside Boulevard in Owings Mills. To receive daily email updates, sign up for Owings Mills-Reisterstown Patch’s daily newsletter. Don’t forget to keep up with us on Facebook and Twitter. Harroll Lee Alexander Ferguson, 42, of the 3800 block of Victoria Avenue, was taken to shock trauma with very serious to life-threatening injuries, said Louise Rogers-Feher, a spokeswoman for Baltimore County Police. At 3:50 a.m. Monday, Ferguson was driving his 1999 Toyota Corolla eastbound on Lakeside Boulevard when he lost control of his car on the wet roadway at the intersection of Cascade Mills Drive. His car spun around and …

Friday, November 23, 2012

Accident Closes Down Hanover Pike

An unknown number of injured taken to Shock Trauma.

A rush hour accident closed down both directions of Hanover Pike Friday morning. Details regarding the accident in the 14000 block of Hanover Pike were not immediately available. At least one injured person was flown to Shock Trauma. Stay with Patch for updates.

Friday, October 12, 2012

Brief: Man Flown To Shock Trauma After Chainsaw Accident

A Reisterstown man was flown to shock trauma after a chainsaw accident Friday afternoon.

A man in his 40s was flown to University of Maryland Shock Trauma after a chainsaw accident in Reisterstown Friday afternoon, according to police. An alert from the Breaking News Network (BNN) went out at 1 p.m. Friday Baltimore County Police spokeswoman Elise Armacost said the man had non-life threatening injuries. The incident happened in the 12700 block of Gores Mill Road in Reisterstown, according to BNN.

Matt Neuminen

9:50 am on Wednesday, December 12, 2012

Chainsaw and distance from EMS is always a matter of safety!!! I have been involved in a chainsaw injury with my partner last year and I want to share chainsaw and safety on my blog: http://chainsawinjury.blogspot.ca/   more ›

Tuesday, October 2, 2012

UPDATE: City Police Officer Not Critical After 795 Crash

A Baltimore City Police officer sustained non-life threatening injuries after a motorcycle accident on I-795 Tuesday morning.

UPDATE, 12:23 p.m. Oct. 2: A Baltimore City Police officer was transported to the University of Maryland Shock Trauma with non-life threatening injuries after an accident on his motorcycle on 795 in Owings Mills Tuesday morning. The officer, who is assigned to the city police’s special operations section, was traveling north on 795 near Owings Mills Boulevard at 8:18 a.m. when his motorcycle struck the metal connecting portion of the roadway between the road and the overpass. His motorcycle began to sway back and forth, and to avoid striking other vehicles, he laid his motorcycle on its side, causing it to slide on the pavement, according to a Maryland State Police press release. The officer, who has not been named, was on his way to …

Monday, August 27, 2012

Woodlawn Student in Critical Condition After Being Struck By Car

A Woodlawn student suffered life-threatening injuries after being struck by a car near Woodlawn High School Monday morning.

A 13-year-old Woodlawn student was flown to shock trauma with life-threatening injuries after being hit by a car Monday morning. Trayvon Shallomar Gore-Cromer, of the 1800 block of Alta Vista Road, was trying to cross Dogwood Road at Summit Avenue when he ran out in front of a 2010 Ford Focus. “The Focus was traveling west on Dogwood Road when the pedestrian ran out in front of him,” said Louise Rogers-Feher, a Baltimore County Police spokesman. “Trayvon struck the windshield and came to rest in the eastbound lane of Dogwood Road.” Police received a call at 7:15 a.m., she said. He was taken to University of Maryland R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma by helicopter. Police could not confirm if Gore-Cromer is a Woodlawn High School student, but he …

Darlene

4:16 pm on Tuesday, August 28, 2012

Do you have any update on his injuries? It's despicable that a road so close to a school has no sidewalks. Was the car speeding? Did the police even check? People need to be more careful when driving through school zones. Children will be children - we all need to watch out for them!   more ›

Tuesday, July 17, 2012

Reisterstown Man Killed in I-795 Crash Monday

The driver of a van that struck the back of a commercial concrete truck was pronounced dead at Shock Trauma.

A Reisterstown man died yesterday after his express van crashed into the back of a commercial concrete truck on Interstate 795 on Monday. Vincent Dipaula, 55, of Reisterstown, was pronounced dead at University of Maryland's Shock Trauma, according to Maryland State Police. The van collided with the back of a commercial concrete truck on I-795 northbound between Owings Mills Boulevard and Franklin Boulevard shortly before 1:46 p.m., said State Police Sgt. Arthur Horton. Traffic was tied up for hours as Maryland State Highway Administration officials cleared the accident scene.

Monday, July 16, 2012

Van Driver Flown to Shock Trauma After Colliding with Concrete Truck

The driver of a van that ran into the back of a concrete truck was flown to shock trauma Monday afternoon after an accident on Interstate 795.

The driver of an express van was flown to shock trauma and in critical condition after an accident on Interstate 795 Monday afternoon. The van collided with the back of a commercial concrete truck on 795 northbound between Owings Mills Boulevard and Franklin Boulevard shortly before 1:46 p.m., Sgt. Arthur Horton of the Maryland State Police said. The cause of the accident remains under investigation, he said. The northbound side of the roadway was closed at 1:46 p.m., and the southbound side closed shortly after that to allow a medevac helicopter to land and take the van driver to shock trauma. The driver had to be extricated, Horton said. As of 3:19 p.m., northbound 795 traffic was being detoured to Owings Mills Boulevard to Reisterstown …

Zoobie

10:44 pm on Wednesday, July 18, 2012

Seems to me, the Truck Lane Restriction should be in effect on the entire length of 795 in both directions. I don't know if that was a contributing factor in this incident, but just saying...........   more ›

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