Buick

The reinvention of the Buick brand continues with the autumn launch of the 2006 Lucerne. Following on the heels of the 2005 LaCrosse, this bigger and bolder model has been designed to take over from the LeSabre and the more upscale Park Avenue. Both cars developed a solid following over the past dozen or so years, primarily with the taxi and limo crowd in addition to many buyers of a pensionable demographic. Although fleet purchasers should also gravitate to the Lucerne, it's a younger audience that should find this Buick at least worth a second look.

BOONSBORO -- Maryland State Police have charged the driver of a 2004 Buick with failure to stop for a stop sign in a two-vehicle accident Saturday morning at the intersection of Millpoint Road and Alt. U.S. 40. Kathryn Miller, 61, was southbound on Millpoint Road at 10:40 a.m. when she failed to stop at the intersection, according to Trooper 1st Class C.S. Steffy, the investigating officer. As a result, an eastbound 2000 Saturn driven by Karen Warner, 68, struck the Buick on the right front passenger side.

Hagerstown police were called to downtown Hagerstown on Sunday night for an accident involving at least four vehicles, according to the Washington County 911 center. At least two people were taken to Washington County Hospital, officials said. The accident occurred at the intersection of South Locust and East Baltimore streets at 7:30 p.m. Sunday, a 911 dispatcher said. The crash occurred when an eastbound van on Baltimore Street made a left turn onto Locust Street at a red light and struck a Buick that was traveling west on Baltimore Street, Sgt. John Lehman said.

MARTINSBURG, W.Va. - An Inwood man whose car ran off Interstate 81 and hit a tree early Tuesday morning died later that day from his injuries at Winchester (Va.) Medical Center, West Virginia State Police said Wednesday. John T. Stoebe, 48, of Roane Court, was northbound on I-81 near the 11-mile marker at about 2:30 a.m. when his 1995 Buick ran off the left side of the highway and struck a tree, police said. He was alone in the vehicle, police said.

CHAMBERSBURG, Pa. - A 17-year-old female from Biglerville, Pa., and a 17-year-old passenger in her vehicle were charged after an accident early Saturday, according to a Pennsylvania State Police press release. Police said the accident happened at 3 a.m. in the 1500 block of Black Gap Road in Greene Township, Pa. Police said a maroon or red Buick traveling north on Black Gap Road sideswiped a vehicle driven by the 17-year-old female from Biglerville, then fled the scene. The 17-year-old driver, who was not named in the press release, and her two passengers abandoned the vehicle in the southbound lane of Black Gap Road, police said.

A collision on Jefferson Boulevard involved four vehicles Tuesday when one vehicle that stopped behind a school bus was hit from behind, setting off a chain reaction, Deputy Ryan Socks of the Washington County Sheriff's Department said. The school bus was not hit, and nobody was injured. The driver of a Buick heading westbound on Jefferson Boulevard stopped behind a school bus and the Buick was struck from behind by a Toyota Corolla. A Toyota RAV4 then hit the Corolla from behind, and a Chevrolet Tahoe struck the rear of the RAV4, Socks said.

No charges filed in fatal W.Va. accident MARTINSBURG, W.Va. - No charges have been filed against the driver of a Buick that was split in half when it struck a telephone pole, killing a 16-year-old passenger. Aaron James Setting, of Martinsburg, died Saturday after the collision on Berkeley Station Road. He was a passenger in a car driven by Richard D. Jones, 18, of Martinsburg. Setting was a junior at Hedgesville High School and had just moved to Martinsburg about a month ago, said his stepfather, Alan High, of Williamson, Pa. He previously attended James Buchanan High School in Mercersburg, Pa., High said.

Sheriff's deputies respond to calls The Washington County Sheriff's Department responded to the following calls Tuesday, Lt. Mark Knight said: At 1:30 a.m., an alleged breaking and entering was reported in the 13800 block of Long Ridge Drive. About $1,700 in cash and two Smith & Wesson handguns were reported stolen. At 5 a.m., a 1999 Chevrolet Suburban and a 1995 Buick reportedly were broken into in the 9900 block of Premiere View Circle. The driver's-side window was reported broken on the Suburban, causing about $400 in damage.

HEDGESVILLE, W.Va. -- The names of the two people killed Thursday afternoon in an apparent head-on collision on Hedgesville Road (W.Va. 9) west of Hedgesville at 1:30 p.m. were still unavailable this morning, West Virginia police and officials said. The identities of the male driver of a silver Buick with Ohio registration and a female riding in the car's front passenger seat have not been released by the Berkeley County Sheriff's Department. The victims were pronounced dead at the scene by Medical Examiner Carole Spessart.

We're not out of 'Woods' yet When I contracted it, I cannot say, but it seems that sometime in the past year I came down with a serious case of TB. That's Tigerburculosis. As the girl in "Clueless" would say, I am like soooo sick of Tiger Woods it makes me want to hurl. It wasn't always this way. I actually enjoyed watching him up until about the British Open this year. It was after that, I think, that the media went wild, force-feeding us Tiger for breakfast, lunch and dinner.

A collision on Jefferson Boulevard involved four vehicles Tuesday when one vehicle that stopped behind a school bus was hit from behind, setting off a chain reaction, Deputy Ryan Socks of the Washington County Sheriff's Department said. The school bus was not hit, and nobody was injured. The driver of a Buick heading westbound on Jefferson Boulevard stopped behind a school bus and the Buick was struck from behind by a Toyota Corolla. A Toyota RAV4 then hit the Corolla from behind, and a Chevrolet Tahoe struck the rear of the RAV4, Socks said.

Hagerstown police were called to downtown Hagerstown on Sunday night for an accident involving at least four vehicles, according to the Washington County 911 center. At least two people were taken to Washington County Hospital, officials said. The accident occurred at the intersection of South Locust and East Baltimore streets at 7:30 p.m. Sunday, a 911 dispatcher said. The crash occurred when an eastbound van on Baltimore Street made a left turn onto Locust Street at a red light and struck a Buick that was traveling west on Baltimore Street, Sgt. John Lehman said.

BOONSBORO -- Maryland State Police have charged the driver of a 2004 Buick with failure to stop for a stop sign in a two-vehicle accident Saturday morning at the intersection of Millpoint Road and Alt. U.S. 40. Kathryn Miller, 61, was southbound on Millpoint Road at 10:40 a.m. when she failed to stop at the intersection, according to Trooper 1st Class C.S. Steffy, the investigating officer. As a result, an eastbound 2000 Saturn driven by Karen Warner, 68, struck the Buick on the right front passenger side.

HEDGESVILLE, W.Va. -- The names of the two people killed Thursday afternoon in an apparent head-on collision on Hedgesville Road (W.Va. 9) west of Hedgesville at 1:30 p.m. were still unavailable this morning, West Virginia police and officials said. The identities of the male driver of a silver Buick with Ohio registration and a female riding in the car's front passenger seat have not been released by the Berkeley County Sheriff's Department. The victims were pronounced dead at the scene by Medical Examiner Carole Spessart.

A Buick that can really move is always welcome, especially if it can move plenty of passengers and a boxcar load of cargo in all sorts of weather and driving conditions. That's the essence of the 2008 Enclave, a meaty and mighty four-door wagon that's one of a trio of new vehicles being introduced by General Motors that includes the platform-shared Saturn Outlook and GMC Acadia. The Enclave, however, stakes out the luxury-class end of the spectrum, replacing the minivan-based Buick Rendezvous and eventually the Rainier sport-ute.

Sheriff's deputies respond to calls The Washington County Sheriff's Department responded to the following calls, Sgt. Roy Harsh said: Sunday: · At 4:33 p.m., promotional items were reported stolen from McDonald's 18411 Maugans Ave. · At 8:09 p.m., a flashlight and a charger were reported stolen from a vehicle parked in the 17800 block of West Oak Ridge Drive. The items were valued at $100. · At 10:25 a.m., windows to two vehicles were reported broken in the 22400 block of Old Georgetown Road.

CHAMBERSBURG, Pa. - A 17-year-old female from Biglerville, Pa., and a 17-year-old passenger in her vehicle were charged after an accident early Saturday, according to a Pennsylvania State Police press release. Police said the accident happened at 3 a.m. in the 1500 block of Black Gap Road in Greene Township, Pa. Police said a maroon or red Buick traveling north on Black Gap Road sideswiped a vehicle driven by the 17-year-old female from Biglerville, then fled the scene. The 17-year-old driver, who was not named in the press release, and her two passengers abandoned the vehicle in the southbound lane of Black Gap Road, police said.

charlestown@herald-mail.com HEDGESVILLE, W.Va. - A Hedgesville High School senior who was well-known among her classmates was killed Tuesday morning in a head-on collision on W.Va. 9 west of Hedgesville near the intersection with Baxter Road, according to police and school officials. It is believed that April Marie Stefanko, 17, was killed on impact when the Buick she was driving hit a Dodge pickup truck about 7:30 a.m., said West Virginia State Police Trooper E. M. McFarland.