Arundel Digest

City officer to be charged in accident

KENT ISLAND - Charges are pending against an Annapolis police officer in connection with an accident on Route 50 in Kent Island Tuesday night, state police said this morning.

A 17-year-old Stevensville girl was flown to the hospital after the three-car crash on westbound Route 50 near Duke Street on Kent Island at about 9:30 p.m.

Officials from Maryland State Police Centreville Barrack said Jon Paul Hipsky, 25, of Chester, driving a 2006 black Honda Pilot, failed to stop for traffic that had stopped for a closing of the Bay Bridge.

The Honda then struck a silver 2000 Nissan Altima, driven by the teen, which then struck a white 1996 Buick Regal, driven by Robert John Cleaver, 65, of Huntingtown. The passenger of the Buick was Shirley Ann Cleaver, 64, of Huntington. All occupants were wearing seatbelts.

The girl was flown to Maryland Shock Trauma Center in Baltimore, where she was listed in fair condition this morning. Officer Hipsky was taken to Anne Arundel Medical Center and Ms. Cleaver was taken to Easton Memorial, both by ambulance.

Officer Hipsky is an officer from the Annapolis Police Department. Department officials to comment or offer information about Officer Hipsky. He was off-duty at the time of the accident, officials said.

The pending charges include failure to control speed to avoid a collision, driving at a speed greater than reasonable, failure to reduce speed in hazardous conditions and negligent driving, state police said.

Second city man charged in shooting

ANNAPOLIS - City police have arrested a second man in connection with a September shooting on Croll Drive.

Police responded to the 200 block of Croll Drive just after 9 p.m. Sept. 8 for a shooting and found 20-year-old Tyreus Brown, who lived nearby, suffering from a gunshot wound.

Yesterday, Corey R. Holland, 23, of Copeland Street was arrested and charged with attempted murder, police said. He is being held at Jennifer Road Detention Center without bond.

On Saturday police arrested Orlando L. Lea, 21, of Annapolitan Lane in connection with the shooting. Mr. Lea is charged with attempted first-degree murder, police said.

Market House case back in county court

Annapolis - Former Market House vendors suing the city and their former landlord amended their lawsuit yesterday, removing it from federal court.

In September, eight former vendors jumped into the lawsuit between the city, which owns the downtown property, and Site Realty, the company hired to manage the market.

The vendors sought close to $2 million in damages, claiming the city violated their constitutional property rights by forcing them to break their lease with Site Realty, therefore denying them due process. The vendors are still pursuing the civil action.

Site Realty, under its subsidiary Market House Ventures LLC, was already seeking $6 million in damages from the city for violating its lease agreement saying the city neglected to fix the building's cooling system.

The case was sent to U.S. District Court in Baltimore in October after the vendors intervened in the lawsuit with the constitutional complaint.

The case will be sent back to Circuit Court in Annapolis, said Jonathan Kagan , an attorney hired by the city to handle the case.

- From staff reports