Suspect in Car Crash that killed McDaniel Student is Brought to Maryland

In February I wrote about a terrible accident in Westminster, Maryland that killed  Thomas Rouleau. a 19 year old McDaniel College student and wounded four other students.  The driver who hit the students fled the scene.  I am happy to see a report in the Baltimore Sun today that the suspect has been extradited to Maryland from New York.  The suspect is a Reisterstown resident who was arrested in New York on other charges not related to this accident.  The suspect, Shawron Bibbs, has been charged with  negligent manslaughter and theft of a car.  Apparently he was driving a stolen car at the time of this accident.  Now he will have to answer for the tragedy that he caused. 

Assisted Living Facility Resident Attacked and Killed by Another Resident

It is a shocking headline - one elderly person attacks and kills another elderly person in a health care facility. How can this happen? Is it an isolated event? Recent news stories, and my own experience in my law practice, show that this is NOT an isolated event. It happened recently in Howard County, Maryland. A resident of an Assisted Living Facility, 87 year old Earl Wilder, who suffered from Alzheimer's and was a former boxer, attacked 91 year old James Brown, punching him in the face. Mr. Brown died several days later from his injuries. In my law practice, I represent a former nursing home resident who was viciously attacked by another patient. Fortunately, my client survived. Experts predict that these incidents will only continue to grow as baby boomers age. Nursing homes and assisted living facilities must take steps to protect their residents from these attacks. This will mean more staff and better staff training to recognize subtle signs of aggression and intervene before it is too late. 

Fatal car accident kills 2 in Belair

A mother and her young son were tragically killed in a car accident on Friday in Belair.   According to a newspaper account , the Brady family was traveling northbound on the Belair bypass when their van was hit head-on by a Jeep Cherokee that crossed the center line.   Katherine Brady and her 8 year old son, Wilson, were killed instantly.   Stephen Brady and 2 year old Ian Brady were taken to Shock Trauma and Johns Hopkins Pediatric Shock Trauma respectively.  The heartbreak for this family is unimaginable.      I hope for a quick and full recovery for the surviving family members.