Maryland woman charged in Pike and Rose hit-and-run

By Teddy Gelman
October 14, 2021 | 5:31 AM

A Frederick County, Maryland, woman is out on bond Thursday morning after she allegedly hit a woman, critically injuring her, and then drove off.

The crash happened around 2 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 7 in a parking lot at North Bethesda’s Pike and Rose development.

Montgomery County police said 21-year-old Natalie Nicole Quiroz, a resident of Brunswick, quickly drove off in her black Nissan after striking several people, including 24-year-old Vanessa Moya — who ended up underneath Quiroz’s car.

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Witnesses said Quiroz then drove through the gate of the parking lot and left the scene.

Moya was left with multiple, serious injuries.

Quiroz turned herself in on Tuesday and is facing more than a half-dozen charges, including first-degree assault and reckless driving.

For more, watch this video from NBC4 Washington.

Bowie mother shot in the head while holding her baby, another child tried to intervene, police say

By Thomas Robertson
August 21, 2026 | 8:29 PM

The Bowie, Maryland, mother who was shot in the head by her romantic partner Thursday was holding the couple’s 2-month-old baby as they argued about school supplies, according to charging documents. The woman was rushed into surgery and, as of Friday afternoon, remained in critical condition, police said. Her partner, Kimball Hinton Jr., 41, has been charged with first- and second-degree attempted murder, first- and second-degree assault, three counts of reckless endangerment and other firearm-related charges in connection with the shooting. One of the couple’s six children, who were all in the house on Myrtle Avenue in Bowie when the shooting happened, called police at 4:16 p.m. Thursday and said her mother had just been shot by her father, the documents state. Hinton himself called police two minutes later, according to the documents, and admitted shooting her.

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