‘Poop Water’ Hits Prime Time As Colbert Takes On Potomac Sewage Spill After Week Of DMV Chaos
After a week of frozen pipes, emergency pumps, environmental warnings, and tens of millions of gallons of sewage spilling into the Potomac River, the crisis officially crossed into a new phase Wednesday night.
It made it to The Late Show with Stephen Colbert.
Colbert devoted part of his monologue to the ongoing sewage overflow impacting Maryland, DC, and Virginia, joking that a “small geyser of poop water is flooding into the Potomac River,” a line he credited to “Little Richie Dom, age eight,” before pausing for applause and taking a theatrical bow.
The laugh landed. The situation behind …
DUI Suspect Slams Patrol Car, Pins Maryland Trooper On Beltway In College Park: State Police
A traffic stop on the Capital Beltway nearly turned deadly when a Maryland State Trooper was struck by a suspected drunk driver, authorities said.
The incident happened shortly after 12:45 a.m. Thursday, Aug. 21, on the inner loop of I-495 near Route 1 in College Park, according to Maryland State Police.
One trooper was conducting a traffic stop on the highway when a second pulled up behind him to assist, police said. Both had their emergency lights activated.
Then, troopers said Damien Arnold Haman, 42, of Fort Meade, was behind the wheel of a silver Dodge Charger when he slammed into the…
Westminster, DC Drivers Killed In Wrong-Way Crash On I-495 In Fairfax County: State Police
A Maryland woman and a DC man are dead after a wrong-way crash on the Capital Beltway in Northern Virginia, Virginia State Police announced.
Tremayne Gross, 24, of Washington, DC, and Meghan Elizabeth Mathis, 32, of Westminster, were both killed in a head-on crash early Sunday morning, July 6, on I-495 in Fairfax County, according to state police.
Investigators said the crash happened shortly after 2:30 a.m. in the northbound Express Lanes near mile marker 48.
Gross was driving a 2017 Ford Edge southbound in the northbound lanes when he slammed into Mathis’ 2004 Jeep Patriot, police said. …
Man Clings To Life After Carjacking Suspect Hits Him With Stolen Car In Lowell: DA
A chaotic series of violent events in Lowell left one man severely injured and a suspect behind bars, after police say a Billerica man caused two crashes, stole two cars, and tried to escape police, authorities said.
Christopher Campbell, 30, is now facing several serious charges, including assault and battery with a dangerous weapon causing serious bodily injury, carjacking, and two counts of leaving the scene of personal injury, according to Middlesex District Attorney Marian Ryan.
Just after 10:25 p.m. on Friday, May 2, investigators say Campbell crashed his Volkswagen Jetta into a…
Alexandria Man Pulled Gun, Fired Shot In Maryland Road Rage Rampages: State Police
A Virginia man is facing serious charges after he allegedly pulled a gun during two separate road rage incidents in Maryland—firing at least one shot, according to state police.
Perry Ellis Barmore, 34, of Alexandria, was arrested in Virginia last week, after a joint operation by Maryland State Police and the US Marshals Capital Area Regional Fugitive Task Force.
He’s now charged with attempted murder, assault, and multiple firearm-related felonies, authorities announced on Tuesday, April 22.
The first incident unfolded back on Feb. 25, when troopers responded to a report of a firear…
