standstill for awhile now. state police have not arrived on the scene yet. i ve been look at this for the last few minutes and you want to be aware that one, if at all lanes are getting through this area. so, be aware of that on the southbound side of i-270. let s take a live look at the southbound side of i-950. this accident was just moved to the right shoulder. we re taking a live look from sky 9. southbound 95 here at 32. finally, traffic is moving well here. the big story of the morning at this point will be southbound 270, trying to get through germantown. i, of course, will keep you posted on that situation. if you re planning to head on the southbound side of 270, this is 95 at route 32. a couple of big problems in maryland coming up next, i ll update you on both of those at 6:12. back to you guys. thank you, monika. let s admit it. you have probably taken a phone call while driving or maybe even checked a text or e mail. now, the national transportation safety
> traffic terror, a bridge is clipped sending debris flying. tonight, a witness speaks about the highway horror. good evening i m denise koch. and i m vic carter. traffic nightmare, wjz is live along the beltway, derek valcourt has more on the accident and the inspection to make sure the bridge is safe, derek. reporter: inspeg reporter: in inspectors are looking at that bridge now after a tractor traveling with 16 feet high of material tried to make it under a bridge. it slammed into the i95 south overpass. i heard a loud noise toward the backhoe lift up off of the trailer. reporter: charles and his wife patricia were driving in a car next to the truck when it happened. the backhoe damaged the highway sign attached to the overpass. the impact sent pieces of metal flying into the roadway and snapped off one of the chains holding the backhoe plate. that chain swung around with rufus and patricia in the car. you don t know where to go. your reflections are do
done, another punch in the stomach. his lawyer say there looking for plea deal. they said they will fight the charges to the death at trial. that trial will be next summer. the lawyer said they re going to be attacking the credibility of each and every one of those accusers. for more on the scandal and reaction to today s decision you can go to our website, wjla.com. we are following new developments in the other big sex abuse scandal that rocked college basketball. two men who say bernie fine molested them. also acusing jim bayheim of defamation. he apologized for being insensitive. tonight a grisly find in the woods. human remains were discovered down a ravine off dale boulevard. investigators have been on the scene trying to figure out who the person is. we have the latest from woodbridge. the sun is setting here in the section of woodbridge. you can see dale boulevard busy behind us with rush-hour traffic. detectives have just left here with more questions than
for a driver distraction accident. the driver distraction found us. reporter: it has been cited in the fatal commuter train accident in california, a deadly boat collision in philadelphia and a passenger jet that strayed 100 miles past its destination. but investigators say the true toll of distracted driving is impossible to measure. while a phone ban may be inconvenient death is inconvenient. reporter: a new drive to force american motorists to put down their phones. the ntsb says it will be working auto and phone manufacturers to find new ways to make drivers hang up. brian moore, nbc news, washington. roughly 20% of all drivers admit they texted while driving. the average goes up to 50% when the drivers are between the ages of 21 and 24. a surprise development today in the penn state sex abuse scandal. the former assistant football coach jerry sandusky walked out of the courtroom moments after his preliminary hearing was called to order. it is a move that will
how a newbill takes aim at offenders. this is 9news now. off the top tonight, a nightmare in a dc neighborhood. according to police, a man may be high on drugs and carrying a gun started shooting up a place. and it all ends with police shooting. matt jablow joins us live with the details. matt. reporter: lesli, as you can see behind me an active crime scene. the sounds of gunfire and a man in critical condition. the calls starting coming into 911 just before 7:00 tonight. a man believed to be high on pcp randomly firing a gun in the 5300-block of clay terrace northeast. . the first calls came in for a person firing a weapon at the houses. reporter: according to chief lanier, when officers arrived, they found the suspect and immediately told him to drop his weapon. lanier says when the suspect refused, as many as four officers opened fire. officers at some point trying to engage the suspect opened fire. and the suspect was struck. reporter: police say that he w