Driver who struck and killed two students not being charged criminally

Published June 2, 2006 4:00am ET



The driver of the tractor-trailer that struck and killed two Howard County college students at a Jessup intersection where the light was out in January will not be charged criminally, Howard County State?s Attorney Timothy McCrone said Thursday.

Maryland State Police charged Gary L. Dicks, 23, of Stephens City, Va., last week with two traffic citations for negligent driving and failing to stop at a throughway. He faces a $500 fine and no potential for incarceration.

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