Crime & Safety

Woman Rescued from Flooded Patuxent River Road

Firefighters rescued the driver of a car that was trapped.

A woman was rescued Friday morning as water surrounded her car on Patuxent River Road.

Firefighters responded at about 4:40 a.m. to a stranded vehicle at Patuxent Road and Trails End Road, according to Division Chief Keith Swindle, a spokesman for the Anne Arundel County Fire Department. 

Swindle said water had reached the bumper of the car. The driver was removed and unharmed, and emergency crews were available by 5:30 a.m.

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