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Anne Arundel Co. officer injured in crash

By WTOP Staff

WASHINGTON — A police officer was seriously hurt in a multi-car crash in Anne Arundel County Wednesday morning. The crash happened shortly before 9 a.m. Wednesday on Interstate 97 at Md. 3/32. The police say that an officer was rear-ended by a Chevrolet van, causing serious injuries to the officer. He was transported by helicopter to an area hospital. The officer — a three-year veteran of the Patrol Services Bureau — was released from the hospital by 4 p.m. Wednesday. No other injuries were reported. The road was closed for about a half-hour before the northbound lanes reopened; the southbound lanes reopened shortly after 10. Charges are pending against the driver of the Chevrolet van.

PHOTOS: Blue Angels give flyover salute to Naval Academy grads

By Abigail Constantino
U.S. Naval Academy graduates who participated in the fifth in-person swearing event Wednesday in Annapolis, Maryland, got a surprise flyover visit. The U.S. Navy Flight Demonstration Squadron, the Blue Angels, flew over Bancroft Hall as the midshipmen sang the "Navy Blue and Gold."
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