The driver of the Accord was not injured.
Boy injured when hit by pickup truck
A 6-year-old boy who was hit Monday by a truck in front of the Hagerstown Ice & Sports Complex was taken to the hospital with a skull fracture, Hagerstown Police Sgt. Chad Woodring said.
Woodring said Monday night that he believed the child, who was taken by ambulance to Washington County Hospital, was going to be flown by helicopter to a hospital in Washington, D.C.
The accident was reported at 5:08 p.m. in the 500 block of Security Road, Woodring said.
The driver of the pickup truck that struck the child was not cited, Woodring said.
"He didn't really have time to react, the juvenile just ran out in front of him," he said.
Woodring said he did not know the boy's name.
Two charged with not paying for gas
CHAMBERSBURG, Pa. Two men have been charged after allegedly failing to pay for gas after filling up, Pennsylvania State Police in Chambersburg said.
· Matthew Mowery, of Chambersburg, Pa., was charged with retail theft after he allegedly pumped $54 worth of gasoline and fled from Sheetz on Philadelphia Avenue in Chambersburg on Wednesday, police said.
· Jeff D. Schneider, of Wayne Highway, Waynesboro, Pa., man is accused of driving away from a Fayetteville gas station without paying for $25 worth of gasoline, Pennsylvania State Police in Chambersburg said.
Schneider was charged with retail theft after the incident Sunday night at Sheetz on Lincoln Way East, police said.
Church bus damaged by thrown rocks
GREENCASTLE, Pa. - Rocks thrown at a church bus caused about $400 in damages, Pennsylvania State Police in Chambersburg said.
The bus, which belongs to Grace Bible Church in Greencastle, was damaged Saturday or Sunday, police said.
Vehicle damages lawn in Quincy
QUINCY, Pa. - Tire tracks stretched about 50 feet after someone drove a vehicle on to a Quincy Township lawn during a rainstorm Saturday night, Pennsylvania State Police in Chambersburg said.
The incident happened at 9:50 p.m. in the 4200 block of Altenwald Road. Police said they found no witnesses.
Sheriff's deputies respond to calls
The Washington County Sheriff's Department responded to the following calls, Lt. Mark Knight said:
Sunday:
· At 10:30 p.m., an attempted breaking-and-entering was reported in the 100 block of Colton Court in Smithsburg. Somebody tried to break into a residence, but was scared off.
Saturday:
· At 2:30 a.m., two rear tires on a 1996 Jeep Laredo were reported slashed in the 10000 block of Governor Lane Boulevard. Damage was estimated at $250.
· At 11 p.m., a purse was reported stolen in the 13000 block of Pinehill Drive. The purse contained a $40 check and $100 in cash.
Fire destroys small barn in Dargan
DARGAN - A fire Saturday night destroyed a small barn across the street from the Potomac Valley Fire Co., Assistant Chief Eric Gray said.
Nobody was hurt in the fire, which Gray estimated caused $5,000 to $10,000 in damage. The barn still was standing by the time the fire was put out, but Gray said it would not be useable.
A Washington County Emergency Services dispatcher said the fire at 2227 Dargan School Road was reported at 8:16 p.m., and firefighters left the scene at 10:31 p.m.
The Maryland State Fire Marshal's office ruled the fire accidental, Gray said.
