Police: Man dies after suspected drunken driver hits Harley

By The Associated Press
July 10, 2021 | 2:34 PM

ELKRIDGE, Md. — Maryland State Police say that a man has died after being hit by a suspected drunken driver on Interstate 95.

The Baltimore Sun reports that the incident occurred early Saturday morning in the town of Elkridge.

State police said that David Hartman was driving a motorcycle when he was rear ended.

The 37-year-old was pronounced dead at the scene.

Police said that a 23-year-old Hanover man was driving the car that struck the motorcycle.

Police said that he was taken into custody after he pulled his car over to the shoulder some distance from the crash.

Police said that speed and alcohol were contributing factors. Charges are pending.

Bowie mother shot in the head while holding her baby, another child tried to intervene, police say

By Thomas Robertson
August 21, 2026 | 8:29 PM

The Bowie, Maryland, mother who was shot in the head by her romantic partner Thursday was holding the couple’s 2-month-old baby as they argued about school supplies, according to charging documents. The woman was rushed into surgery and, as of Friday afternoon, remained in critical condition, police said. Her partner, Kimball Hinton Jr., 41, has been charged with first- and second-degree attempted murder, first- and second-degree assault, three counts of reckless endangerment and other firearm-related charges in connection with the shooting. One of the couple’s six children, who were all in the house on Myrtle Avenue in Bowie when the shooting happened, called police at 4:16 p.m. Thursday and said her mother had just been shot by her father, the documents state. Hinton himself called police two minutes later, according to the documents, and admitted shooting her.

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