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Suspects Sought in Auto Theft, Fatal Hit-and-Run of Silver Spring Doctor
Detectives with the D.C. Metropolitan Police Department’s Major Crash Investigations Unit seek the public’s assistance in identifying and locating two suspects sought in a Tuesday evening auto theft and fatal hit-and-run in D.C.’s Adams Morgan neighborhood that killed 33-year-old Rakesh Patel of Silver Spring.
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Suspect Sought in Fatal D.C. Hit-and-Run
Detectives with the D.C. Metropolitan Police Department’s Major Crash Investigations Unit seek the public’s assistance in identifying and locating a suspect and vehicle sought in a fatal hit-and-run that killed 33-year-old Rakesh Patel of Silver Spring.
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Portion of Sligo Creek Trail, Parkway to be Closed for Trail Repairs
Portions of Sligo Creek Trail and Parkway will be closed for trail repairs for about four weeks beginning Monday, March 7, Montgomery Parks officials announced.
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County to Extend Shared Streets Program into the Spring
The county will extend the Shared Streets program until at least March, officials announced yesterday. The program was started during the pandemic to allow residents and businesses to use public spaces for in-street activities such as biking, walking, outdoor dining and other business activity.
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Second HAWK Beacon Installed on Fenton
The Traffic Division of the county’s Department of Transportation has installed a second High-Intensity Activated Crosswalk, also known as a HAWK beacon, on Fenton Street in downtown Silver Spring.
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MCDOT Installing HAWK Beacon
The Traffic Division of the county’s Department of Transportation is installing a High-Intensity Activated Crosswalk, also known as a HAWK beacon, at the intersection of Fenton St. and Roeder Rd. in downtown Silver Spring.
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County Launches “20 is Plenty” Speed Limit Pilot Program
The county’s Department of Transportation yesterday launched a “20 is Plenty” pilot program that will lower speed limits to 20 miles per hour on certain urban roads.
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State Commits to Funding Redesign of Georgia Avenue Corridor
The Maryland Department of Transportation has committed $1.6 million to finish redesigning the Georgia Avenue corridor in Montgomery Hills and Forest Glen, according to a press release distributed by state Del. Jared Solomon (D-District 18). The State Highway Administration received federal approval in September 2019 to redesign the stretch of Georgia from 16th Street to…
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Driver Charged With Hit-and-Run, Handgun Possession, Other Offenses
Officers with the county’s Holiday Alcohol Task Force arrested a hit-and-run driver Dec. 30 and charged him with several offenses, including possession of a loaded handgun. Humberto Guerra, age 26, of Bronzegate Place in Silver Spring was identified as the driver of a white Nissan Versa that hit an unoccupied, parked vehicle around Carroll Avenue…