Head Injury

A person found late Wednesday near the intersection of Dual Highway and Colonial Drive suffered a priority one head injury, a 911 dispatcher said. A priority one injury is the most serious injury, the dispatcher said. The dispatcher said the 911 center began receiving calls from witnesses about 10:15 p.m. about an individual "lying in the middle of the highway. " The dispatcher said she did not know if the victim was a male or a female or how the person was injured. The person was taken to Washington County Hospital, the dispatcher said.

A child who suffered a head injury from playing football at Marty Snook Park on Monday afternoon was taken to Meritus Medical Center, according to the 911 supervisor with Washington County Emergency Services. A Maryland State Police helicopter was called to pick up the child, but emergency officials weren't sure whether the helicopter would make it to the park due to bad weather, the 911 supervisor said.  After several minutes, the call for the helicopter was canceled, the supervisor said.

Washington Redskins linebacker London Fletcher was being evaluated by a neurologist for a possible head injury Thursday and missed practice for a second consecutive day, putting his 15-year consecutive-games streak in doubt. Coach Mike Shanahan said Fletcher was checked for about six hours by a doctor for a “balance issue.” Shanahan listed the 37-year-old Fletcher as not practicing because of head and hamstring problems. “If he's able to go, you know he's going to be able to go. But I'm sure he's a little scared, too, because any time you deal with a balance issue, it's something that's out of your control,” Shanahan said.

CHAMBERSBURG, Pa. -- The Chambersburg Police Department on Wednesday was investigating the circumstances behind a 3-month-old girl's head injury. The child's parents took her to Chambersburg Hospital's emergency room and reported the girl suffered a seizure Monday night, according to a police department press release. The child was unresponsive, police said. Doctors at Hershey (Pa.) Medical Center, where the child was flown by helicopter, found in an examination that she suffered a head injury, police said.

A head injury to a 22-month-old girl last month led police to charge a 23-year-old woman with abuse and neglect, according to Berkeley County Magistrate Court records. Krystal Lynn McLaughlin of no fixed address was arraigned Monday by Magistrate JoAnn Overington on two counts of child abuse resulting in injury, one count of child neglect creating risk of injury and one count of child abuse resulting in serious bodily injury, according to court documents. Police said in court documents that McLaughlin admitted to striking the girl's buttocks area four times with a laptop computer power cord on June 18 while her husband was at work.

CHAMBERSBURG, Pa. -- A Chambersburg man has been charged with aggravated assault and endangering the welfare of children after his daughter suffered a head injury, according to the Chambersburg Police Department. Jamell Lee Billups, 31, was arraigned and placed in Franklin County Prison on $200,000 bail, according to a press release. Billups was charged after his 3-month-old daughter was taken to Chambersburg Hospital at about 5:15 p.m. on Oct. 19, the release said. The girl's parents said she was unresponsive, according to the release.

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CHAMBERSBURG, Pa. - A 15-year-old Shippensburg, Pa., boy was flown to Hershey (Pa.) Medical Center Saturday after he was stuck by a vehicle while riding his bicycle on Pa. 233 near Orrstown, Pa., Pennsylvania State Police in Chambersburg said. The boy, whose name was not released by police, was riding north on the road when he swerved suddenly into the vehicle traveling in the same direction. He was flown to the hospital for evaluation and treatment of a head injury, police said.

WILLOW HILL, Pa. - Pennsylvania State Police were investigating an apparent accidental shooting Thursday night in Fannett Township in northern Franklin County. The shooting was reported at 5:48 p.m. in the area of Junkin Road off Pa. 641, police said. The investigating officers had not returned from the scene as of about 10:30 p.m., police said. Ambulance Chief Steve Sites of the Fannett-Metal Fire and Ambulance Co. said a man sustained a head injury and was flown out by helicopter.

Washington County Sheriff's deputies responded to Longmeadow Road on Monday evening where a pickup truck and an all-terrain vehicle collided, deputies said. The driver of the ATV was flown to Washington County Hospital with a head injury, according to rescue officials. He was later listed in fair condition, a hospital spokeswoman said. The ATV was lodged beneath the passenger side of the truck after the 6 p.m. collision, reports said. A neighbor said the ATV rider appeared to be pinned under the truck.

Washington Redskins linebacker London Fletcher was being evaluated by a neurologist for a possible head injury Thursday and missed practice for a second consecutive day, putting his 15-year consecutive-games streak in doubt. Coach Mike Shanahan said Fletcher was checked for about six hours by a doctor for a “balance issue.” Shanahan listed the 37-year-old Fletcher as not practicing because of head and hamstring problems. “If he's able to go, you know he's going to be able to go. But I'm sure he's a little scared, too, because any time you deal with a balance issue, it's something that's out of your control,” Shanahan said.

A Baltimore woman died and two other people were taken to hospitals following a two-vehicle crash Friday afternoon on U.S. 40 at the entrance of Greenbrier State Park, Maryland State Police said. Tiara Shaniece Elliott, 23, was taken by ambulance to Meritus Medical Center near Hagerstown, where she was pronounced dead, police said. Elliott was ejected from a 2006 Honda Civic at 1:35 p.m. when it pulled from the park entrance into the path of a 2005 Chevrolet Tahoe driven by Carroll Augustus Coleman Jr., 55, of Hagerstown, police said.

A head injury to a 22-month-old girl last month led police to charge a 23-year-old woman with abuse and neglect, according to Berkeley County Magistrate Court records. Krystal Lynn McLaughlin of no fixed address was arraigned Monday by Magistrate JoAnn Overington on two counts of child abuse resulting in injury, one count of child neglect creating risk of injury and one count of child abuse resulting in serious bodily injury, according to court documents. Police said in court documents that McLaughlin admitted to striking the girl's buttocks area four times with a laptop computer power cord on June 18 while her husband was at work.

The Hagerstown Suns were honored to have employed Mitchell Akers. Now, the baseball team wants to honor his memory. The Suns announced the team will be dedicating their 2012 season to the memory of Mitchell Akers, which will be celebrated on June 1 when Hagerstown plays Delmarva. Akers, an 18-year-old Smithsburg High School senior, died on April 11 from a head injury sustained from a fall while working at Municipal Stadium. “We all feel terrible and want to help keep Mitchell's memory alive and honor him by helping to raise money for the scholarship fund started in his name,” said Bruce Quinn, the Hagerstown Suns president and majority owner.

Man struck by car on Little Elliott Drive Hagerstown police said a city man was taken to Meritus Medical Center Friday night after being struck by a car on the 12800 block of Little Elliott Drive. Kristopher Talon Hovis, 23, of 503 Lynn Haven Dr., Apt. 24, had a broken leg and wrist in the 7:41 p.m. accident, police said. He was also being evaluated for a head injury, police said. Meritus Medical Center does not release patient conditions. Hovis was walking in a grassy area just off the road when Katharine Ann Flaherty, 62, of 11400 Long View Drive, Hagerstown, ran off the road and struck him, police said.

A Hagerstown Suns employee suffered a serious head injury Tuesday morning when he fell off a four-wheel drive vehicle he was riding on at Municipal Stadium, city police said. The 18-year-old man was riding on the vehicle with two other employees, said Lt. Paul Kifer, a spokesman for the Hagerstown Police Department. The employee was sitting on a garbage bag on the back of the vehicle when the driver made a left turn, and the employee fell off, hitting his head, Kifer said.

The Smithsburg wrestling team took advantage of a short-handed Walkersville squad and cruised to a 66-18 victory Saturday afternoon. A total of six bouts were contested - all of which ended in pins. Walkersville was forced to forfeit eight matches. “A win is a win,” said Smithsburg coach Joe Dietrich, whose team improved to 6-10. “(Walkersville) had a lot of open spaces, but we'll take it.” The Lions (3-10) took an early 6-0 lead when Ty Tucker pinned Smithsburg's Saul Hererra in the 285-pound weight class, but three consecutive forfeits by Walkersville gave Smithsburg an 18-6 lead.

A Shepherd University student was seriously injured Friday afternoon when she was struck by a minivan on North Duke Street, Shepherdstown Police Chief David Ransom Jr. said. Kayla Barb, 21, was flown to Inova Fairfax Hospital in Falls Church, Va., Ransom said. Barb was crossing North Duke Street on the crosswalk at about 4 p.m. when she was struck by a Pontiac minivan traveling south on Duke Street, Ransom said. Barb had a head injury and other serious injuries, he said. The driver of the minivan, Bonnie Smallwood of Maryland, was transported to Meritus Medical Center east of Hagerstown, Ransom said.

A Hagerstown man has been charged in an assault that caused severe head injuries to another man Thursday night on the city's north end. Justin Marshall Umstad, 30, of 10932 Bower Ave., was charged with one count each of first-degree assault, second-degree assault and reckless endangerment, according to a Hagerstown Police Department news release. Umstad was being held Friday at the Washington County Detention Center on $150,000 bond, a Washington County Sheriff's Office deputy said.

A Fayetteville, Pa., man was flown to York (Pa.) Hospital for head injuries sustained in a one-vehicle accident Monday afternoon in Guilford Township, Pennsylvania State Police said. Dennis R. Jacobs, 61, address unavailable, was listed in serious condition Tuesday morning, a hospital spokeswoman said. Jacobs was driving a 2004 GMC Canyon south on Pa. 233 north of Snowy Mountain Road when it ran off the road, became airborne and hit several tress, police said.