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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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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