Long-term City Worker Hit, Killed When Speeding Car Crashes & Flips At City Hall.

Date: 04/09/2013
Time: Around 2:00 P.M.
Location: Baltimore, Maryland
Vehicle(s) Involved: Acura TL

By CBS Balitmore

"BALTIMORE (WJZ)—Chaos outside City Hall. An out-of control driver flips his car while trying to evade police, killing a city worker. A community is mourning that longtime activist.
Meghan McCorkell has more on this tragedy.
That car landed right in the front of City Hall.
Witnesses tackled the driver to the ground and held him there until police came.
More than 100 mph. That’s how fast police say this Acura was flying down the JFX.
“Next thing I heard was a crash and went running,” a witness said.
A state trooper spotted it and followed as the driver got off the highway and ran two red lights.
“Let me assure you there was no pursuit at that point in time,” said Sgt. Marc Black with Maryland State Police.

The car hit a city worker and then flipped in the air.
The driver jumped out and tried to run– but witnesses stopped him.
“I grabbed the guy by his dreadlocks, pulled him down to the ground, stepped on his neck and said don’t move,” said Cesar Lithgow.
Police captured the suspect.
City worker Matthew Hersl, 45, was rushed to the hospital, where he was pronounced dead.
According to records, Hersl had worked here in the city finance department for the past 28 years.
“I’m extremely saddened by the news, and again my prayers, and I hope the prayers of our city, are with his family,” said Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake.
“To have a tragedy like this is just heartbreaking,” said City Council President Jack Young.
Hersl— a big Orioles fan— was an integral part of his Little Italy neighborhood.
“He always put the community first, always wanted to help make it a better place for everybody,” said neighbor Jim Palermo.
He served on several community organizations and helped run Citizens on Patrol.
“It’s sick. I lost my right arm. I lost my right arm in this community. He did everything, just a naturally down-to-Earth generally good guy,” said Mary Ann Campanella, victim’s friend.
A memorial sits outside Hersl’s front door, as neighbors honor a man who gave back so much.
Some community members in Little Italy say they plan to hold a special memorial service for Hersl.
The suspect was treated for minor injuries.
Police have not yet identified him."

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Roseburg man killed in Wednesday morning crash.

Date: 08/25/2010
Time: Around 8:45 A.M.
Location: Roseburg, Oregon
Vehicle(s) Involved: Nissan Altima, Acura Integra

By Glen Beeby KPIC NEWS & KPIC.com Staff

"ROSEBURG, Ore. -- A Wednesday morning crash killed a Roseburg man on the overpass of I-5 at Exit 119 on Wednesday morning.
According to the Oregon State Police, Kindall S. Baker, 25, of Winston was driving a white 1997 Nissan Altima on the overpass heading to I-5 northbound at around 8:45 a.m.
Police say the driver of a black 1990 Acura Integra, (censored), 21, of Roseburg, was exiting the freeway when he crossed over the center line and crashed head on into Baker. Burkett was pronounced dead at the scene.
Police say Burkett was not wearing a seat belt at the time of the crash.
Baker was taken to Mercy Medical Center and released later that afternoon. Police say she was wearing safety restraints.
The scene was cleared and traffic resumed to normal at around 1:00 p.m.
OSP Troopers were assisted by the Douglas County Sheriff's Office, ODOT and local medical responders at the scene.
This story will be updated as more information becomes available."

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State Police Cruiser collides with Acura Legend.

Date: 10/06/2007
Time: Around 6:00 P.M.
Location: South Dennis, Massachusetts
Vehicle(s) Involved: Acura Legend, Ford Crown Victoria

By Cape Cod Today

"South Dennis- The call came in to Dennis Fire headquarters at 6:02 p.m. Saturday reporting a crash near the entrance to Robert Childs Inc., on Great Western Road in South Dennis near the Harwich town line.

Witnesses at the scene report that an Acura Legend was headed westbound on Great Western Road and was apparently about to turn left into the Childs entrance road when it was struck by a Massachusetts State Police cruiser, also traveling westbound reportedly at a high rate of speed according to witnesses. It could not immediately be confirmed if the cruiser was responding to an emergency at the time of the crash.

The cruiser had attempted to pass the Acura on the left. The impact spun the Acura 180 degrees and sent the cruiser over the curb and into a tree on the right-hand side of the road, about 100 yards from the collision. The driver of the Acura was transported to Cape Cod Hospital by Harwich ambulance. The trooper Steven Culver was treated and released at Cape Cod Hospital. Dennis, Harwich, and State Police were all on the scene. The crash remains under investigation. (Story and photos by Kevin Morley)"

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Boynton Beach Blvd. reopened after crash left 1 man dead, 2 hospitalized.

Date: 06/01/2012
Time: Around 2:30 PM
Location: Boynton Beach, Florida
Vehicle(s) Involved: Acura Legend, GMC Sierra 1500, Unknown, Honda Accord, Unknown

By Cynthia Roldan and Julius Whigham II - Palm Beach Post Staff Writers  

"BOYNTON BEACH — City police have identified a man who died in an automobile accident that closed Boynton Beach Boulevard in both directions just west of the Interstate 95 overpass for nearly four hours Friday afternoon.
Police identified the man as (Censored), 79, of Boynton Beach.
The crash, which involved five vehicles and a trailer, occurred at about 2:35 p.m. Friday. Two other people involved in the crash were taken to Bethesda Memorial Hospital with minor injuries, police spokeswoman Stephanie Slater said.
Pierre was behind the wheel of a gold four-door Acura headed westbound on Boynton Beach Boulevard at a high rate of speed, city police Sgt. Rich McNevin said. When the car reached the intersection of Old Boynton Road, the traffic signal was red, but the Acura kept going and "plowed" into the back of a pick-up truck that had stopped for the red light, McNevin said.
The collision sent both vehicles into the intersection, where they hit several other vehicles, including some that were crossing the intersection to drive eastbound on Boynton Beach Boulevard, police said.
According to information released Friday night, the pickup struck a second truck. Pierre's Acura struck the trailer on another vehicle. The trailer then hit a fifth vehicle.
The occupants of that vehicle were the ones taken to the hospital with minor injuries.
City police will consider whether Pierre had a medical episode prior to the crashes.
Frank Kuzak, 64, of Boynton Beach was preparing to turn north from Boynton Beach Boulevard onto Old Boynton Road when the front left side of his car was struck. He said he thinks something had happened to the driver of the Acura because he didn't appear to make any effort to stop.
"No squealing. Nothing," Kuzak said. "All I heard is crash."
Boynton Beach Boulevard was closed westbound from Industrial Way and eastbound to the 800 block near the Casablanca Isles community while officers investigated the crash."

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1 dead in serious wreck in Foxcroft along Fairview Road.

Date: 02/02/2012
Time: Around 02:30 P.M.
Location: Charlotte, North Carolina
Vehicle(s) Involved: BMW 328i, Acura TL

 By wbtv3 news

"CHARLOTTE, NC (WBTV) - A man died in a two-vehicle wreck Thursday afternoon on Fairview Road in south Charlotte.
The wreck happened at 2:33 pm at the intersection of Simsbury and Fairview, which is at the Foxcroft Shopping Center, about a mile from SouthPark Mall.
As of 5:20 pm, Fairview Road was reopened.
Police said that the wreck happened like this:
The driver of a 2007 BMW 328i, Wendy Kornegay, was stopped at the stop sign on Simsbury Road waiting to make a right turn onto Fairview Road when her vehicle was struck from behind by a 2008 Acura TL travelling at a high rate of speed.
The force of the impact pushed the woman's BMW into Fairview Road, but it was not struck by oncoming traffic.
The Acura TL continued across Fairview Road and collided into a tree alongside the road.
The driver of the Acura, (Name), 74, was pronounced deceased on scene, police said.   His family has been notified of his death.
Kornegay was evaluated by paramedics and was not taken to a hospital.
Copyright 2012 WBTV.com"


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