Brunswick -- Three people were in critical condition at R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center in Baltimore after a single-vehicle crash about 2:30 a.m. Tuesday, authorities said.

The crash happened in the 3800 block of Olive School Road, according to the Frederick County Sheriff's Office.

The driver, Michael Dean Shumaker, 19, of Knoxville, was arrested after he left the scene, spokeswoman Cpl. Jennifer Bailey said. He was later found in a relative's yard on Md. 464. He was taken to Frederick Memorial Hospital, where he was treated and released.

Melvin McQueen, 19, of Emmitsburg , Zachary Jean, 18, of Frederick , and a 17-year-old girl from Thurmont remain at the trauma center, Bailey said. A 17-year-old girl from Frederick was treated at Washington County Hospital and released.

Shumaker has been charged with several traffic violations, including fleeing and eluding, driving under the influence of alcohol, and driving without a license, authorities said. He remained at the Frederick County Adult Detention Center on Tuesday afternoon in lieu of $20,000 bail.

-- Gina Gallucci-White

Crash halts eastbound I-70 traffic

Mount Airy -- It was a messy commute for hundreds of people Tuesday morning after a tractor-trailer crash shut down all lanes of eastbound I-70 for several hours.

No one was injured, according to Maryland State Police.

A 1998 International tractor-trailer driven by Benjamin Grimes of West Virginia was traveling east about 4 a.m. Tuesday on I-70 near Bill Moxley Road, police said. For unknown reasons, the tractor-trailer jackknifed, causing the metal railing it was hauling to scatter across the interstate.

The tractor-trailer was then hit by a 2005 Chevrolet pickup truck driven by Dean Boyd of Garrett County, police said.

A 2007 Volvo tractor-trailer driven by Jeffrey Hester of Missouri then hit several of the large metal railings in the road, police said. The metal damaged the undercarriage of the vehicle and ruptured the fuel tank. Several gallons of fuel spilled onto the interstate; fire officials cleaned it up.

The ages of the drivers involved were not available.

All eastbound lanes and both shoulders of I-70 were closed for three hours, police said. One lane was reopened around 7 a.m.

All eastbound lanes were reopened several hours later, after the metal railings were cleaned up and the tractor-trailer was moved.

-- Gina Gallucci-White

Suspicious man investigated

The Frederick County Sheriff's Office is investigating after a resident told deputies a man approached her children at a playground near Killdeer Court.

The man asked the children if they wanted a cookie about 12:30 p.m. Sunday, deputies said.

He is described as black and between 50 and 60 years old. He has short, curly gray hair. He was wearing sunglasses and a hat and was last seen driving a green SUV.

In a separate incident on Oct. 2, a man tried to lure two girls over to his vehicle in the area around Crestwood Middle School, deputies said. The girls ran away from the man.

This man was described as black, about 40 years old with short hair and a mustache. He was driving a blue box truck with "Northstar" written on the side in white lettering.

-- Gina Gallucci-White

Tint violation leads to arrest

GREEN VALLEY -- Having a tint violation and a partially covered license plate led to drug charges for a Ijamsville man, according to the Frederick County Sheriff's Office.

A deputy initiated a traffic stop on a vehicle driven by Derek Steven Pires Kolokythas, 19, about 12:50 a.m. Saturday on Md. 80 near Green Valley Elementary School, deputies said. The vehicle stopped a third of a mile after the deputy tried to pull it over.

An investigation revealed Kolokythas had a smoking device and suspected marijuana, authorities said. He was charged with possession of marijuana and drug paraphernalia. Kolokythas was released on personal recognizance and has a Dec. 17 court date.

-- Gina Gallucci-White

Traffic stop leads to drug arrest

The Frederick County Sheriff's Office arrested a 19-year-old man on a marijuana possession charge after a deputy smelled the drug during a traffic stop.

A deputy saw a vehicle, driven by Robert V. Poleto of Myrtle Beach, S.C., run a stop sign about 10:50 p.m. Saturday on Md. 144 near I-70, the sheriff's office said. After stopping Poleto, the deputy could smell marijuana coming from the vehicle. She found suspected marijuana during a search.

Poleto was released on personal recognizance, and a Dec. 16 court date has been set, authorities said.

-- Gina Gallucci-White

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