Man struck by car in La Plata, suffers traumatic leg injuries

By Jason Fuller
December 4, 2017 | 7:28 AM

WASHINGTON — A man in his 30s was flown to a hospital after being struck by a car in La Plata, Maryland, Sunday night.

It happened on Shining Willow Way and Crain Highway just after 8 p.m., according to Charles County police.

The man suffered traumatic leg injuries, officials say.

Traffic was impeded along Crain Highway but the road reopened around midnight.

Below is a map of the area where police say the crash happened.

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Fentanyl seizures plummet as Trump administration shifts focus to immigration

By Maryland Matters
August 22, 2026 | 8:26 PM

WASHINGTON — Fentanyl seizures decreased by 39% during the first year of the second Trump administration after U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement shifted the Department of Homeland Security’s criminal investigations arm to conducting immigration enforcement, according to a report government investigators published Friday. Agents with Homeland Security Investigations, a subagency of DHS’s Immigration and Customs Enforcement, reported an “all hands-on deck” environment toward immigration enforcement began in January 2025, according to the DHS Office of Inspector General report. “With ICE dedicating more staff hours to immigration investigations, staffing hours for fentanyl investigations declined,” the report said. The report found that the hours dedicated to fentanyl investigations for fiscal 2025 declined by more than 250,000 hours, or 31%, compared to fiscal 2024.

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