Crime & Safety
Man Indicted in Edgewater Crash that Killed 'Joe' Byrd
Gene "Joe" Byrd, 78, died when he suffered a cardiac arrest while paramedics pulled him from the wreckage on March 6.
A man has been indicted on manslaughter charges in connection with an Edgewater car crash that killed a 78-year-old man on Solomons Island Road back in March, according to The Capital.
The Capital reported that Edward Cramer, 28, of North Beach faces six counts including negligent manslaughter, reckless driving and failure to stop at a traffic signal.
Local jazz bassist Gene “Joe” Byrd, route: {:controller=>"articles", :action=>"show", :id=>"edgewater-man-dies-in-route-2-accident"} -->, 78, was making a left in his Volvo onto Lee Airpark Drive when a GMC Yukon struck his vehicle on Solomons Island Road on March 6. Firefighters had to pull Byrd from the wreckage and while paramedics tended to him, he went into
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