Three-alarm fire at car dealership
Fire crews battled a three-alarm blaze Sunday at a Suitland car dealership.
The fire broke out at about 11:30 a.m. at a Pontiac dealership at 5001 Auth Way, according to Prince George’s County Fire and Emergency Medical Services.
Fire department spokesman Mark Brady said it took firefighters about an hour to extinguish the blaze. When firefighters arrived, three cars and an SUV inside the dealership were on fire. Other vehicles were damaged as the blaze spread, Brady said.
No injuries were reported.
The facility’s roof sustained heavy damage and was declared unsafe. Brady said the cause of the fire will likely remain unknown until later this week because part of the roof will need to be removed before authorities can investigate further.
Motorcyclist killed in Clinton crash
A motorcyclist was killed in a crash in Prince George’s County.
Police said the accident happened shortly after 9:15 p.m. Saturday on the 8900 block of Woodyard Road in Clinton.
Authorities said the crash involved a motorcycle and a tractor-trailer. Officer Iris Acosta, a police spokeswoman, said she had no further details about the crash.
The motorcycle driver, identified as 51-year-old Henry Tharps Jr., of Clinton, was pronounced dead at the scene. No other injuries were reported.
Man dies in head-on crash in Va.
A Mississippi man died after his motorcycle hit a car head-on in Spotsylvania County.
Virginia State Police said 39-year-old Timothy Waaga’s 2008 Harley Davidson motorcycle crossed into opposing traffic and struck a 2012 Ford Focus head-on near Harrison Road and Wexwood Court.
Waaga, of Long Beach, Miss., was taken to a hospital, where he later died.
The crash happened at about 10:20 p.m. Saturday.
No information about the driver of the Focus was available.
