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A woman died and nine others were injured after a vehicle travelling the wrong way on Maryland's Capital Beltway on Tuesday evening, Maryland State Police said. A woman died and nine others were injured after a vehicle Travel ling the wrong way on Maryland's Capital Beltway caused a multi- vehicle accident late Tuesday, Maryland State Police said. The preliminary investigation by MSP revealed that a white Mercedes SUV travelled southbound in the northbound lanes of I-270, toward the outer loop of I-495, when it crashed into a Lexus and a Nissan Pathfinder in Montgomery County, police said. "Five adults in the Lexus were injured and transported by ambulance to area hospitals for treatment of their injuries," the release said. "Two adults and three children were injured in the Nissan. The driver of the Nissan, a female, was transported by ambulance to an area hospital, where she was declared deceased." MORE: Sheriff's recruit dies 8 months after b...

Police say the driver of a semitruck that slammed into a passenger van on Interstate 5 in western Oregon has been arrested on suspicion of manslaughter, DUI and other charges ALBANY, Ore. -- The driver of a semitruck that slammed into a passenger van on Interstate 5 in western Oregon, killing 7 people in one of the state's deadliest crash es in recent years, was arrested Friday on suspicion of manslaughter, DUI and other charges, police said. Eleven people were in the van when it was struck, authorities said. Six people died at the scene, one more died after being airlifted to a hospital and four were injured, according to Oregon State Police. Lincoln Clayton Smith, 52, of North Highlands, California, was arrested on suspicion of driving under the i NFL uence of intoxicants, reckless driving, manslaughter and assault, police said. Smith was being held in Marion County Jail. He had not yet made a court appearance, and it was not clear if he had an attorney. Two semitrucks and the...