porpoise just off 110th Street last
Saturday. The patrol had been track-
ing the whereabouts of the marine
mammal throughout the day. Beach
Patrol officers brought the porpoise
to shore and it was turned over first
to the Public Works Department and
later the National Aquarium's Marine
Animal Rescue Program. A necropsy
is being performed on the porpoise,
but the early indications appear to
suggest the mammal was the victim
of a propeller strike.
pending against the driver of a deliv-
ery truck that was involved in a col-
lision with a scooter yesterday after-
noon.
responded to the area of 84th Street
and Coastal Highway in reference
to a motor vehicle collision involving
a motorized scooter.
was attempting to pass bicyclists in
the southbound bus lane on Coast-
al Highway when he veered into
traffic in lane three and impacted
the side of a large delivery box
truck.
identified as a 26-year-old male,
from California, Md.
Ocean City EMS to Peninsula Re-
gional Medical Center and later
transferred to University of Mary-
land Shock Trauma Center.
condition.
time of the incident. Alcohol use by
the driver of the scooter is believed
to be a factor in this collision.