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Zak Failla

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zfailla@dailyvoice.com

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Equal parts Lois Lane, J. Jonah Jameson and Vicki Vale, Zak! has traveled from coast-to-coast covering small and big town community news in both in print and online for nearly a decade since his graduation from the award-winning Roy H. Park School of Communications at Ithaca College in 2010.

Before settling into the Hudson Valley, Zak! previously spent time in the New York Daily News newsroom and worked for hyperlocal digital news outlets on Long Island. He wrote sports for The Ithacan and The Ithaca Journal before taking his talents to the Pacific Northwest, where he served as the sports editor at the Shoshone News-Press until heading back east to work with Daily Voice.

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Traffic

Traffic On I-495 Backed Up By Multi-Vehicle Crash In Montgomery County (Developing) A multi-vehicle crash on I-495 in Montgomery County temporarily tied up traffic on Wednesday. An alert was issued by the Metropolitan Area Transportation Operations Coordination (MATOC) Program shortly before 11 a.m. on May 1 advising that the westbound lanes of I-495 (Outer Loop) past MD-187 at Exit 36 were blocked due to the crash. At least one person was injured. Traffic was able to pass on the shoulders initially, according to officials, though "delays are building" in the area of MD-355 Multi-Vehicle Crash with Injury. I-495 WB (Outer Loop) past MD-187 (Exit 36). Montgomery County…

05/01/2024

Lifestyle

Dump Truck Driver Severely Burned Saving Son From Fiery Maryland Crash Facing Long Recovery Friends and well-wishers are rallying around a courageous mother who sacrificed herself to rescue her young son from a fiery crash on I-495. Scheracon Roberts and her son Aarihimis Brown were driving last month in a dump truck on I-495 near Maryland Route 4 when it blew a tire for unknown reasons and veered into the opposite lanes. The truck flipped, caught fire, and at the same time, an SUV attempted to avoid the crash and overturned. According to the organizers of a GoFundMe for the family, Roberts was able to get her son out of the truck with an assist from a Good Samaritan, …

05/01/2024

Traffic

Tractor-Trailer Crash Shuts I-68 In Hancock (Developing) A tractor trailer crash closed all lanes of I-68 in Washington County early Wednesday, May 1. As of 8:15 a.m., all lanes were closed in both directions at Mountain Road near Exit 74, the Maryland State Highway Administration said. The MDOT site shows two vehicles were involved in a crash. ALERT: WASHINGTON COUNTY; CRASH I-68 EAST AT EXIT 74 MD 903 MOUNTAIN RD; ALL LANES CLOSED IN BOTH DIRECTIONS; USE ALTERNATIVE ROUTE — MD State Highway Adm (@MDSHA) May 1, 2024 Daily Voice has reached out to Maryland State Police for details. This is a developing story. Check back for more. Want…

05/01/2024

Traffic

Police ID BMW Biker Killed In Anne Arundel County Crash A motorcyclist was killed on Monday night after a driver leaving a parking lot cut in front of him, leading to a fatal crash in Anne Arundel, police say. Marcelo Luis Aguilar, 44, has been identified as the biker killed on April 29 following a vehicle crash that was reported in Laurel. At around 8:30 p.m. on Monday night, officers from the Anne Arundel County Police Department were called to the 3300 block of Laurel Fort Meade Road (Route 198) to investigate the crash. According to the initial investigation, a 49-year-old man in a 2023 Honda Passport was exiting a commercial parking l…

04/30/2024

Police & Fire

Pair Busted With Fentanyl, Cocaine During Speeding Stop In Maryland, Sheriff Says Two people were arrested during a speeding stop in Carroll County after being busted with drugs in Westminster, according to the sheriff's office. Hedgesville native Brian Keith Smeltzer, 52, and Samantha Renae Arbogast, 43, of Clear Brooke, Virginia, were both arrested on Monday afternoon following a traffic stop when the former was caught speeding, officials say. Shortly before 3 p.m. on April 29, a deputy on patrol in the area of Taneytown Pike and Hughes Shop Road in Westminster spotted Smeltzer driving a silver Chrysler Town and County van traveling at what appeared to be greater …

04/30/2024

News

'Make Love To Me Or Die:' Man Who Attempted To Rape Maryland Teen Gets Prison Time The man who broke into the apartment of a 14-year-old girl and attempted to sexually assault her after a gathering with her family will spend nearly a decade in prison after copping to the crime late last year in Montgomery County, the state's attorney's office announced. Jose Oliva-Marin, 26, of Montgomery Village, has been sentenced to 15 years in prison with all but nine years suspended following a harrowing incident where he broke into a residence before threatening and attempting to abuse the teen. On Halloween in 2021, prosecutors said that Oliva-Marin broke into the girl's bedro…

04/30/2024

News

DNA Evidence Lands Arsonist Behind Bars For Triple Murder In Maryland, Police Say A suspicious fire that resulted in the grisly deaths of three people led to the apprehension of a Maryland man who is facing murder, arson, and other charges, authorities announced on Tuesday. Michael Anthony Swann, 35, has been identified and charged for the triple homicide on April 15 that took the lives of Aberdeen residents John C. Claytor, 54, Talaya D. Wiley, 48, and Melissa L. Williams, 45. John Claytor, Melissa Williams, and Talaya Wiley. Aberdeen Police Department According to the Aberdeen Police Department, shortly after 5:30 a.m. on Monday, April 15, officers were called to t…

04/30/2024

Traffic

Crash On US-1 Leads To Delays For Motorists Before Afternoon Rush In Harford County Traffic was temporarily tied up on US Route 1 in Harford County on Tuesday afternoon following a reported crash in Fallston. Crews from the Fallston Volunteer Fire and Ambulance Company were busy following a crash at the intersection of Belair Road (US-1) and Mountain Road (MD-152). Some lanes at the busy intersection were temporarily blocked while first responders evaluated the scene and investigated the crash. Officials said that motorists can expect delays in the area. The cause of the crash remains under investigation. Volunteer Firefighters from @FallstonFireCo and a @…

04/30/2024

News

Crashed Motorcyclist Dies At Hospital After Being Pulled From Water Under I-95 Ramp: Police The motorcyclist who was pulled from the waters under I-95 in Baltimore on Monday afternoon after crashing has died, Maryland Transportation Authority Police officials confirmed. At approximately 12:40 p.m. on April 29, officers were called to the southbound ramp of I-395 leading to I-95 south, where there was a reported crash that involved a rider being ejected and sent over the barrier and into the water below. It was determined by investigators that a black Kawasaki motorcycle has been involved in a single-vehicle crash, where the driver was ejected and fell to the water below the ramp. …

04/30/2024

Traffic

Two Killed In Crash On I-270 Ramp In Frederick County: Maryland State Police (Updated) At least two people were killed on Tuesday in a crash on Route 80 in Frederick County, state police say. An alert was issued by Maryland State Police shortly after noon on April 30 as troopers were called to investigate a single-vehicle crash on the ramp from Maryland Route 80 to the northbound lanes of I-270 in Frederick. Police confirmed that there were two confirmed fatalities, though the crash remains under investigation. #ALERT @MDSP is investigating a single-vehicle crash with 2 confirmed fatalities on the ramp from Maryland Route 80 to NB I-270 in Frederick. Follow https://t.co/2…

04/30/2024

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