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🌱 Patch AM: What investigators are still trying to learn about Monday’s fatal Route 40 crash
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- What investigators are still trying to learn about Monday’s fatal Route 40 crash
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- Friday: Windy; rain in the morning, with a high of 57 and low of 26 degrees.
- Saturday: Some sun, then clouds; colder, temps: high: 39, low: 35.
- Sunday: Mostly sunny and windy, with a high of 48 and low of 25 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• 70-year-old Ellicott City man killed, others injured in 2-vehicle crash (thebanner.com) — A deadly two-car crash on South Philadelphia Boulevard in Aberdeen Monday night left a 70-year-old passenger dead and two drivers hospitalized, including one in critical condition. Aberdeen police and Harford County crash investigators are still piecing together what happened along busy Route 40, and no charges have been filed yet. Residents may notice ongoing police activity as the investigation continues.
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