🌱 Patch AM: Silver Spring Woman Charged In Fatal August Car Crash

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In today's newsletter:

• Silver Spring driver charged months after deadly high-speed crash
• What investigators are still trying to learn about this Dale Drive crash
• How a Fairland DUI stop uncovered a felony PCP stash

Also on today's calendar: Feast & Fettle Brings a New Standard of Home Dining to Silver Spring and 7 more events.

Today's riddle: I am on a seafood diet. 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Sunday: Increasingly windy, with a high of 46 and low of 28 degrees.
• Monday: Breezy in the morning, temps: high: 46, low: 27.
• Tuesday: Sunny; breezy in the p.m., with a high of 51 and low of 36 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Silver Spring Woman Charged In Fatal August Car Crash (patch.com) — Silver Spring readers are learning more about charges filed against a local woman accused of causing a deadly high-speed crash at Randolph Road and Sherwood Forest Drive in August. Police say she was driving nearly double the speed limit before colliding with another vehicle, and a Silver Spring passenger later died from her injuries. The driver turned herself in this week and was released on bond while the case proceeds.
   

• Silver Spring, MD – Cyclist Struck and Injured at Dale Dr & Pershing Dr (localaccidentreports.com) — A cyclist was hit by a vehicle Friday morning near Dale Drive and Pershing Drive in Silver Spring, drawing a quick response from paramedics and advanced life support crews. Officials haven’t released details on the rider’s injuries or whether the driver stayed on scene, but the intersection was filled with emergency vehicles as crews treated the cyclist and investigated what caused the early-morning crash.
   

• DUI Arrest Leads to Felony PCP Seizure (mocoshow.com) — Police say a late-night DUI stop in Silver Spring’s Fairland area led to the discovery of a felony-level quantity of PCP and the arrest of two adults who don’t live in Montgomery County. Officers from the 3rd District’s Community Action Team made the stop near Briggs Chaney Road and Castle Boulevard, emphasizing the dangers PCP poses to users and the wider community.
   

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Silver Spring

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday January 31

• Feast & Fettle Brings a New Standard of Home Dining to Silver Spring
  9:00 am

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Other local events

Sunday January 11

• FREE Early Dance Open House
  Maryland Youth Ballet , 926 Ellsworth Dr , Silver Spring
  1:30 pm

Wednesday January 14

• Montgomery Parks History Book Club: “James” by Percival Everett
  Montgomery Preservation Inc , 8100 Georgia Ave , Silver Spring
  6:30 pm

Thursday January 15

• Beltway Bistro is at The Fenwick!
  Fenwick Apartments , 8616 2nd Ave , Silver Spring
  5:00 pm

Saturday January 17

• Unplug to Reconnect: A Spiritual Journey Beyond the Screen
  Meditation Museum, 9525 Georgia Ave., Silver Spring, MD
  1:00 pm

Monday January 19

• Who Takes Care of the Ones Who Care for Others? With Sister Jenna
  Meditation Museum, 9525 Georgia Ave., Silver Spring, MD
  6:30 pm

Tuesday January 20

• JCA Montgomery County Virtual 50+ Employment Expo
  Zoom
  10:00 am
• Palmetto Bay Food Truck is at The Fenwick
  Fenwick Apartments , 8616 2nd Ave , Silver Spring
  5:00 pm
• Tech Reset: Mindful Habits for a Healthier Digital Life
  7:30 pm

Thursday January 22

• Vivace Children's Chorus Open Rehearsal
  Colesville Presbyterian Church , 12800 New Hampshire Ave , Silver Spring
  5:30 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Sunday January 11

• Round House Theatre Discussion Group, 11 a.m.
  Chevy Chase, MD Calendar Chevy Chase, MD 20815
  11:00 am
• Hyattsville Irish Session
  Maryland Meadworks , 4700 Rhode Island Ave Suite Bee , Hyattsville
  11:00 am
• DOG and CAT Adoption Event at PetSmart in Rockville
  PetSmart , 5154 Nicholson Ln , Kensington
  12:00 pm
• WildOnes Nations Capital - Winter Speaker Series
  Brookside Gardens , 1800 Glenallan Ave , Wheaton
  12:30 pm

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