Shock Trauma Center

Two occupants of a car that hit a tree in the the 20400 block of Benevola Church Road in Boonsboro were flown to the R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center in Baltimore on Friday night, according to the First Hose Company of Boonsboro and the Washington County Sheriff's Office. The accident was reported at 7:48 p.m., according to a sheriff's office press release. A 1991 Honda CRX was traveling westbound on Benevola Church Road when the operator lost control and a vehicle struck a tree, the release said.

A 17-year-old girl was taken to the hospital Monday morning after she was struck by a vehicle while crossing West Main Street in Waynesboro, according to Waynesboro Police and Franklin County Emergency Services. The teenager was taken to Meritus Medical Center, and then to R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center in Baltimore, where she was in “guarded” condition, according to an email from Waynesboro Police Chief James H. Sourbier IV. Police said they are investigating the accident, which occurred at the Fairview Avenue intersection around 7:15 a.m. Monday.

A Hagerstown man was flown to a Baltimore shock trauma center Wednesday evening after he lost control of a scooter and wrecked at the intersection of Sharpsburg Pike and Lyles Drive, according to Maryland State Police. The crash occurred about 6:12 p.m. when Brian Snodderly Sr., 48, was driving a 2008 Kymco scooter south on the shoulder of Sharpsburg Pike near the Food Lion store south of Hagerstown, state police said in a news release. A vehicle traveling ahead of Snodderly made a right turn into Lyles Drive, and Snodderly's scooter started wobbling and crashed, police said.

A 17-year-old girl was in the R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center in Baltimore with life-threatening injuries and her father was there with a serious hand injury Wednesday, a day after after the sport utility vehicle he was driving overturned multiple times when a tire blew on eastbound Interstate 70, according to Maryland State Police. Christopher Nnabuihe Nwachukwu, 52, of Baltimore, one of seven family members in the 2002 Mercury Mountaineer, lost control of the SUV at about 2:38 p.m. near Mapleville Road after the left rear tire blew, state police said in a news release.

A Baltimore woman who was seriously injured in a car accident Friday near the entrance of Greenbrier State Park on U.S. 40 remained in critical condition Sunday night at R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center in Baltimore, according to a hospital spokeswoman. Cheron Nicole Leighton, 34, who was driving a 2006 Honda Civic, was ejected from the vehicle and flown to the shock trauma center by a Maryland State Police helicopter after the accident at 1:35 p.m., police said. A passenger in Leighton's vehicle, Tiara Shaniece Elliott, 33, was thrown from the vehicle and later died at Meritus Medical Center near Hagerstown, police said.

A Falling Waters, W.Va., man who was seriously injured in a crash involving multiple motorcycles on Interstate 70 Saturday afternoon in the Indian Springs area was still being treated at the R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center in Baltimore on Monday afternoon, a hospital spokeswoman said. Mark D. Stephens was listed in critical condition Monday afternoon at the hospital, the spokeswoman said. According to Maryland State Police, a 2008 Harley-Davidson operated by Matthew L. Adams, 42, of Martinsburg, W.Va., slowed down and was struck by Mark D. Stephens' motorcycle from behind.

A Boonsboro woman injured in a Thursday morning accident near Easton, Md., remained in critical condition Saturday at the R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center, but her daughter's condition was upgraded, a hospital spokeswoman said. Brigitte Elaine Heller, 51, a Washington County emergency medical services coordinator, was critically injured on U.S. 50 when the driver of another vehicle fell asleep at the wheel and crossed the median into the path of her Nissan Xterra, Easton police said.

A Boonsboro woman injured in a Thursday morning accident near Easton, on Maryland's Eastern Shore, remained in critical condition Sunday morning at the R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center, a hospital spokeswoman said. Brigitte Elaine Heller, 51, a Washington County emergency medical services coordinator, was critically injured on U.S. 50 when the driver of another vehicle fell asleep at the wheel and crossed the median into the path of her Nissan Xterra, Easton police said. Heller's daughter, 19-year-old Brittany Heller, also was taken to the shock trauma center.

A Boonsboro woman injured in a crash June 14 near Easton, Md., remained in critical condition Monday evening at the R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center, a hospital spokeswoman said. Brigitte Elaine Heller, 51, a Washington County emergency medical services coordinator, was critically injured on U.S. 50 on Maryland's Eastern Shore when the driver of another vehicle fell asleep at the wheel and crossed the median into the path of her Nissan Xterra, Easton police said. Heller's daughter, Brittany Heller, 19, also was injured in the crash, but was discharged from the shock trauma center Sunday, the spokeswoman said.

LIBERTYTOWN, Md. - A Frederick County man shot his wife before killing himself Friday at the couple's home in Libertytown, the Frederick County Sheriff's Office reported. Dennis Earl Green, 52, was pronounced dead Friday in the yard of his 9206 Providence Ct. home, police said. Cathy Eileen Green, 41, died Saturday morning at the Shock Trauma Center in Baltimore, police said. The Frederick 911 center at 5:41 p.m. Friday received a call reporting a female screaming and shots fired at the Greens' address, police said.

A 17-year-old girl was taken to the hospital Monday morning after she was struck by a vehicle while crossing West Main Street in Waynesboro, according to Waynesboro Police and Franklin County Emergency Services. The teenager was taken to Meritus Medical Center, and then to R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center in Baltimore, where she was in “guarded” condition, according to an email from Waynesboro Police Chief James H. Sourbier IV. Police said they are investigating the accident, which occurred at the Fairview Avenue intersection around 7:15 a.m. Monday.

People walking on the C&O Canal towpath Sunday found a man who was injured in a fall at Maryland Heights, said Capt. Arnold Martin of the Potomac Valley Volunteer Fire Co. The man, whose name was not released, was alert and conscious when emergency personnel arrived at the scene, Martin said. He was flown by helicopter to the R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center in Baltimore, Martin said. The incident was reported at 3:52 p.m., a Washington County 911 dispatcher said. It was not known how far the man fell, Martin said.

A Falling Waters, W.Va., man who was seriously injured in a crash involving multiple motorcycles on Interstate 70 Saturday afternoon in the Indian Springs area was still being treated at the R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center in Baltimore on Monday afternoon, a hospital spokeswoman said. Mark D. Stephens was listed in critical condition Monday afternoon at the hospital, the spokeswoman said. According to Maryland State Police, a 2008 Harley-Davidson operated by Matthew L. Adams, 42, of Martinsburg, W.Va., slowed down and was struck by Mark D. Stephens' motorcycle from behind.

A Hagerstown man was flown to R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center in Baltimore after being struck by a freight train Saturday morning, according to the Washington County Sheriff's Office. Jimmy E. Lewis, 30, address unavailable, had internal injuries in the incident, which happened shortly after 11:30 a.m. on the CSX track in the area of Hopewell Road and Interstate 81, Deputy 1st Class Bryan Teets said. “They said he was just lying across the tracks,” Teets said of what he was told by members of the train's crew.

Two occupants of a car that hit a tree in the the 20400 block of Benevola Church Road in Boonsboro were flown to the R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center in Baltimore on Friday night, according to the First Hose Company of Boonsboro and the Washington County Sheriff's Office. The accident was reported at 7:48 p.m., according to a sheriff's office press release. A 1991 Honda CRX was traveling westbound on Benevola Church Road when the operator lost control and a vehicle struck a tree, the release said.

Doctors didn't think 17-year-old Malory Weller would survive the accident that trapped her inside her vehicle without food, water or medical treatment for more than 11 hours. But, they didn't take into account the fighting spirit of the spunky Greencastle-Antrim High School senior, who has battled back against the odds and will return home soon to her family and friends. Malory's mother, Tressa Weller, who has been at her side every day since the Aug. 4 accident, called The Herald-Mail with good news.

A 17-year-old Greencastle, Pa., girl who was trapped in a wrecked vehicle for about 11 hours over the weekend before she was found is in serious condition at a Baltimore hospital. Malory Morgan Marie Weller was upgraded from critical to serious condition at R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Medical Center, a hospital spokeswoman said Wednesday afternoon. Weller's mother, Tressa Weller, said her daughter was “alert and talking and moving.” Malory Weller was driving a 1996 Chevrolet Blazer northwest of Clear Spring on Saturday night when the  vehicle left the roadway, struck a tree and rolled over, according to the Washington County Sheriff's Office.

A Baltimore woman who was seriously injured in a car accident Friday near the entrance of Greenbrier State Park on U.S. 40 remained in critical condition Sunday night at R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center in Baltimore, according to a hospital spokeswoman. Cheron Nicole Leighton, 34, who was driving a 2006 Honda Civic, was ejected from the vehicle and flown to the shock trauma center by a Maryland State Police helicopter after the accident at 1:35 p.m., police said. A passenger in Leighton's vehicle, Tiara Shaniece Elliott, 33, was thrown from the vehicle and later died at Meritus Medical Center near Hagerstown, police said.

A 17-year-old girl was in the R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center in Baltimore with life-threatening injuries and her father was there with a serious hand injury Wednesday, a day after after the sport utility vehicle he was driving overturned multiple times when a tire blew on eastbound Interstate 70, according to Maryland State Police. Christopher Nnabuihe Nwachukwu, 52, of Baltimore, one of seven family members in the 2002 Mercury Mountaineer, lost control of the SUV at about 2:38 p.m. near Mapleville Road after the left rear tire blew, state police said in a news release.

Washington County's Emergency Medical Services coordinator, who was injured in a car crash last week near Easton, Md., was still listed in critical condition Tuesday night at R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Medical Center in Baltimore, according to a hospital spokesman. Harriett Mongan, the mother of Brigitte Elaine Heller, 51, said earlier in the day that her daughter was going to be operated on again Tuesday. Mongan said Heller, of Boonsboro, suffered multiple injuries in the June 14 crash on Md. 50 near Easton.