phelps' escalade was going east on biddle street. the accord was coming north on north calvert street and there's a stoplight at the intersection. that's where the two cars collided and they actually flew into a third car at that point. there was a woman in the third car who was also not injured in the crash. michael phelps was driving the black escalade black east on biddle the street. the honda accord driver was taken to the hospital, but the injures were not serious. michael phelps walks away from the cash, along with two other people. >> one of the occupants of the vehicle, was michael phelps. another was a female driver transported to an area hospital for a precaution. there were no injures, we asked our accident investigation unit and the central district to investigate this, and they're interviewing mr. phelps, witnesses and passengers of the vehicles right now. >> reporter: once again, this is a typical crash. this is one of those tight and blind corners. there is a stoplight after the intersection, police are trying to deter

it happened around 9:00 at the intersection of biddle and calvert streets. now, he's okay. he was not injured in the car accident, but the other driver, a female driver driving a honda accord, was shaken up and taken to a local hospital as a precaution. two passengers in phelps' car were not injured. phelps has been interviewed by police. officers say alcohol was not a factor. folks here at the 7-eleven hope he's okay. >> i probably feel bad for him and his family. i hope he recovers. >> oh, my god. i cannot believe that could happen to him. i mean, honestly, that's just amazing. i hope he's all right, though. >> reporter: meanwhile, police are still investigating this crash trying to figure out exactly what happened last night. reporting live in loch raven, sherrie johnson, abc 2 news. >>> we have a massive recall of a popular children's toy to tell you about. little tikes are pulling back toy workshops and trucks half an 11-month-old child got a plastic nail stuck in his throat. it involves toys sold with the red or blue plastic toy nails that are about 3 inches long. the

the crash happened at the intersection of biddle and calvert streets near downtown. police say the female driver was heading north when she went through the red light and slammed into phelps' suv. she was taken to the hospital after saying she had neck and back pain. phelps and his two passengers were not hurt. police say alcohol did not play a role in the crash. >>> tonight police in anne arundel county are asking for your help in finding a robbery suspect. the robbery happened around 3:30 yesterday afternoon at the chevy chase bank at 2063 west street in annapolis. police say a man entered a bank and passed a note to the teller demanding money. the suspect then escaped in a dark-colored four-door vehicle. >>> eunice kennedy shriver was laid to rest today in massachusetts. special olympics athletes led this morning's funeral procession for shriver who founded the game. shriver was the sister of president john f. kennedy and senator ted kennedy. she died tuesday at the age of 88. today's ceremony was invitation only. shriver's daughter, maria shriver helped carry the

in mount vernon when he crashed into a and honda accord at the intersection of north calvert and biddle st. the woman driving a honda was taken to shock trauma as a precaution. >> they collided on a intersection. we will find out if alcohol was a factor, we will look at red lights. >> police later said that alcohol was not a factor in the crash. they have yet to determine who was at fault. michael phelps and his passengers were not injured. >>> baltimore county police are investigating an accident at middle river. sky team 11 was over the scene where a three vehicles were involved. no word on the extent of injuries or who was at fault. >>> baltimore police are asking for your help in halting the deadly hit-and-run -- for help on info on a deadly hit-and-run case. john yates was biking to the year is the of maryland when he was hit by a truck making a right into the intersection of lafayette at maryland ave. he was killed, the truck kept on going. the attorney and famine have reviewed the surveillance -- attorney in family of review the surveillance video. >> the family is devastated tha

it happened about 9:00 at the intersection of biddle and calvert streets. fellps was not injured in the accident, but the other female driver of the honda accord was shaken up and take ton an area hospital as a precaution. two passengers in phelps' car were are not injured. phelps has been interviewed by police. they are told alcohol was not a factor, and we caught up with some of the people. here's their are reaction to the accident. >> i'm glad he's okay, but we all get into accidents. i mean, as long as everybody's okay, ain't no big deal. >> i hope he's okay. sending out best wishes to the family. >> reporter: as you can see a lot of folks out here hope phelps is okay. meanwhile, police continue to investigate to find out exactly what happened. reporting live in loch raven, sherrie johnson, abc 2 news. >> here's a look at what's happening on from friday. >>> a community activist shot in her own home this week. you know her as miss shirley. there will be a peace rally right in front of her cherry hill home. and taking part in an oyster reef building acti

this all happened about 9:00 last night at the corner of calvert and biddle streets. phelps was not injured, but the other female driver of the honda accord was shaken up and taken to an area hospital. two passengers in phelps' car were not injured as well. phelps has been interviewed by police and alcohol was not a factor in this accident. >> one of the drivers of the vehicle was michael phelps. another was a female driver transported to the hospital as a precaution opinion mr. phelps did not complain of any injuries. we asked the investigation unit and central district to investigate this. they are literally interviewing mr. phelps, witnesses, and passengers of the vehicles. >> reporter: phelps won eight gold medals at the beijing olympics. usa swimming suspeed him earlier this year after a british tabloid published a picture of him using a marijuana pipe. officials investigated that, but there was not enough evidence to charge him. meanwhile, police are still investigating this crash that happened last night to find out further details about it. we're here at the 7

it all happened at the intersection of biddle and calvert streets about 9:00 last night. phelps was not hurt, although the woman driving the other car was taken to the hospital as a precaution. police say alcohol was not a factor in that crash. >>> a former howard county postal clerk has pleaded guilty to a stamp theft scheme. prosecutors say it netted more than $600,000. many of those stolen stamps were sold online at discount prices. marvin foster of rosedale pleaded guilty in federal court for stealing the stamps between june of 2008 and march of this year. he faces up to five years in prison. sentencing is scheduled for november. >>> today eunice kennedy shriver was laid to rest. [ bagpipes ] hundreds of mourners, including oprah winfrey, stevie wonder, vice president joe biden gathered in massachusetts to say their final farewell to mrs. shriver. eunice shriver basically started the special olympics right here in maryland in her own backyard. she has been encouraging children with disabilities to shoot for the stars, and maybe her greatest accomplishment is her own c

as we reported, it happened at the intersection of biddle and calvert streets. police determined today that the driver of a honda accord ran a red light, smashing into phelps' vehicle. phelps was not hurt. the other driver was taken to the hospital as a precaution, but she is expected to be okay. no word yet on what ticket she could get for causing that accident. >>> family and friends gathered in hyannis, massachusetts today to honor the life of eunice kennedy-shriver. during the ceremony, shriver's daughter, maria shriver shared memories of her mother playing football and even wearing men's pants. the sister of the late president john f. kennedy founded the special olympics, talking the lives of millions of people around the world. she died tuesday at the age of 88. >>> well, governor martin o'malley asked for your ideas on ways the state could save money, and boy did you deliver. thousands of suggestions were submitted, and today they were posted on the internet. here is a brief sampling of some of your ideas. one person said have more troopers on the road wr

the olympian was driving on biddle street just before 9:00 last night when his suv was hit by a car that police say ran a red light. so what is the trouble for michael? delia goncalves joins us now to explain. >> reporter: marybeth, because this has created such a buzz, even nationally, baltimore city police are covering all the bases, even distributing this accident report, which they don't normally do. in it we learned more about last night's crash and the fallout from michael phelps. a local crash that made national headlines when we discover the driver behind the wheel of this crunched up escalade was olympic hometown hero michael phelps. >> he had nothing to do with the cause of the accident. >> reporter: police say phelps was heading home from penn station when his suv slammed into a honda accord investigators say ran a red light, an account verified bay witness. >> she was not aware at the time of the accident that the accident involved michael phelps. >> reporter: the female driver of the honda was taken to shock trauma for neck and back pain while police questioned phelps on the

he was driving east on biddle street when he was hit by a honda accord heading north on calvert. the driver of that car, amanda virkus, ran a red light. >> he had nothing to do with the cause of the accident. it was the other driver running a red light and striking his car. >> amanda virkus was taken to shock trauma where she was treated for minor injuries and released. phelps refused medical treatment at the scene. his swim coach spoke exclusively to 11 news reporter lowell melser today and said he was shaken but not hurt. >> it was a fender bender essentially. we were concerned for everybody everyone's health and glad everyone came out ok. >> police say phelps was cooperative on the scompeen. even saying he drank a beer an hour and 15 minutes before the crash. police say he showed no signs of being drunk. it wasn't until further investigation officers realized they would have to cite phelps as well. >> it took phone calls to the d.m.v. up in michigan to realize this. >> police say phelps failed to establish residency in maryland. >> he thravels travels a lot. he has been overse

. >> jeff, back at the corner of north calvert and east biddle. people that lived in the neighborhood call it a dangerous intersection. and, of course, michael phelps is one of the latest victims. he was coming from penn station when he crashed. >> both michael phelps was coming down bittle street. >> isaac. >> gray accord came up. >> heard the screeching tires and saw the sha tering crash. >> this is the green light facing this way. >> two car collision with michael phelps behind the wheel of the wrecked cadillac escalade suv. >> back in calvert and east bittle where it happened. walking his dog at the time of the accident. he said the impact struck a parked car and took out a mail box. >> right here, you can see part of the legs, and the concrete is actually ripped out of the ground. >> accident happened just before 9:00 thursday night. police say amanda verkin ran a red light and crashed into phelps. she was shaken but not injured. the girlfriend snapped a picture of phelps sitting on the ground and talking with police. he was not hurt. erlof s

it happened here at calvert and biddle. you can see a smashed cadillac escalade. the air bags went off. police say the driver of this honda sped through a red light, causing the crash. >> reporter: she was taken to the hospital, suffering neck injuries. phelps was okay. people say the accident shows what a dangerous intersection this is. >> yeah, i went a couple of blocks up. and i hear people revving their engines. getting ready to hit it on the straightaway. >> police say they were investigating whether alcohol was involved. they later said it was not. but admit they did not give phelps a breathalyzer test. >> it's standard. when you get into a car accident. just like if i get into an accident on my way home. want to make sure i'm not drinking. and obviously alcohol was not a significant factor. >> reporter: so was the accident handled differently because it's michael phelps? >> we knew it was michael phelps. and we knew there would be public scrutiny and national interest, so we had our best people on it. >> reporter: phelps certainly gets a lot of the attentio

it happened at the intersection of calvert and biddle last night. police say the city's top cop got involved because of the publicity it. >> we knew it was michael phelps. and we knew there was going to be national interest. so we had our people on it. >> reporter: they told wjz at the scene, they did investigate it. >> it's standard. if i get into an accident on my way home tonight, they'll want to make sure i'm not drinking. obviously alcohol was not a significant factor. that would have been pretty evident. >> reporter: the side air bags went off as a precaution. you can see the air bags went off in phelps escalade, too. but police say he wasn't injured. and neither were the two people inside his suv. earlier this year, usa swimming suss pended the -- suspended the olympian after a british tabloid published this photo of him smoking pot. he got a dui. phelps is supposed to be back in practice next week. >> one of the cars is right up against that building. again, michael phelps is okay. no word on the condition of the driver of that honda. in mou

it happened here at calvert and biddle. you can see a smashed cadillac escalade, the air bags went off. police say the driver of this honda sped through a red light, causing the crash. [ [ sirens ] >> reporter: she was taken to the hospital for minor injuries. phelps were fine, as were two passengers in his ride. back at the scene today, his fans loved that news. >> thank god. he's my man. car crash, that's a real tragedy. >> it's just something that could happen to anybody. a natural car accident. >> reporter: police told wjz they were investigating whether alcohol was involved. they later said it was not. but said they did not given phelps a breathalyzer test. >> it's standard. obviously alcohol was not a significant factor, or that would have been pretty evident. >> reporter: so was the accident handled differently because phelps was involved? >> we knew it's michael phelps. and we knew it was going to get a lot of public scrutiny and national interest. so we had our best people on it. it&that includes the commissioner.

it happened at east biddle and north calvert st. 9:00 last night. >> there was a collision, two carsohol -- there will find out if alcohol was a factor, we will look at red lights. >> residents say it is not surprising to see accident in area and they want something done to reduce the frequency. police say they no alcohol was not a factor in the crash. >> we are going to try out today with partly cloudy skies. 84 to 86 degrees. high pressure will build in here, especially in the afternoon. it will hold up not only today but for the next 48 hours. through sunday, high-pressure and full control at the surface. nice, dry days. temperature-wise right where they should be. partly cloudy to mostly sunny skies. great weather for the little league series in aberdeen. >> thank you for joining us. another update at 9:55. ♪ ♪ sometimes i've got me down but i'm not breaking ♪ >> teen sensation miley cyrus, growing up, showing off her more mature musical style. she's going to wry that style right here to the plaza in just two weeks when she takes to our summer concert stage. and next week, pop se

i think and steve biddle recently used these two markers and i agree with him. one is afghanistan never again becomes a haven for terrorism directly at the hands of the united states and i expand that to our allies. the terrorist safe haven issue is a critical one. the one that has more implications perhaps associated with it is that chaos in afghanistan does not become a factor that destabilizes the neighbors in afghanistan, especially the pakistanis. we have to be aware that it it is not simply about containing al qaeda and preventing it from attacking the united states, it is about ensuring there is a degree of stability in that part of the world that doesn't see it it further descend into a chaotic region. this region, as we well known, pakistan and afghanistan and certainly having its own inbred insurgency security there that is a nation that has, you know, somewhere in the neighborhood of 40 nuclear weapons, relatively new and evolving government. it has a lot of internal threats right now to long-term sustainability. we can't, i think allow afghanistan ne

this is happening at the intersection of east biddle street and west calvert street in baltimore. michael phelps was not ticketed, although his cadillac escalade was banged up so badly the front hood was crashed. he collided with a lady driving a honda accord. her car was damaged badly, too, on the front driver's side. the woman was taken to the hospital as a precaution. her injuries are said not to be serious. police have not yet said what caused the collision. >> obviously, alcohol is not a significant factor or that would have been pretty evident. but we're going to wait for the sergeant, the actual investigation to give me report. he's being interviewed. the only one who was traported to the hospital was the driver of the other vehicle. >> reporter: in 2004, phelps did plead guilty to driving while impaired after a trooper pulled him over. he had run through the stop sign. but again, in this situation last night, with the collision between michael phelps and a woman driving a honda accord, we understand that alcohol does not appear to have been involved. reporting live in balt

and very ma biddle, holyoak, colorado. 100. still drives and volunteers for the u.s. navy.. that's it. now matt is back in new york. >> hold on one second. >> thank you, matt. >> all right. when we come back, dollar stores. are they all they're cracked up to be? what mystery shoppers uncovered. but first, this is "today" on nbc. when morning comes in the middle of the night... rooster crow. ...it affects your entire day. to get a good night's sleep, try 2-layer ambien cr. the first layer dissolves quickly to help you fall asleep. and unlike other sleep aids, a second dissolves slowly to help you stay asleep. when taking ambien cr, don't drive or operate machinery. sleepwalking, and eating or driving while not fully awake with memory loss for the event as well as abnormal behaviors such as being more outgoing or aggressive than normal, confusion, agitation and halluciations may occur. don't take it with alcohol as it may increase these behaviors. allergic reactions such as shortness of breath, swelling of your tongue or throat may occur and in rare cases may be fatal. side e

it happened at east biddle and northcom with 2009.idents of the neighborhood said they are not shocked to see accident in the area but they say they want something done to see a reduction of the frequency. police say they know the alcohol was not a factor in the crash. it is not yet determined who was at fault. >> good morning, everyone. one area we have had problems all mourn his the southwest side of the beltway. looking a very heavy delays. 10 miles per hour is the speed sensor. construction in that ... to give up the two left lanes. -- in the outer loop is taking up the two left lanes. if you're going to be traveling there, it is about a 17-minute drive in the area. the delays are going to stretch back very shortly. you can see that this is barely moving. a live view of wilkens avenue, that delay is stretching back. the delays will be picking up at liberty as well. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. >> a good deal more sunshine today than we did yesterday. 73 downtown, 71 at b.w.i. marshall. we will be near normal for the day

and very ma biddle, holyoak, colorado. 100. still drives and volunteers for the u.s. navy.. that's it. now matt is back in new york. >> hold on one second. >> thank you, matt. >> all right. when we come back, dollar stores. are they all they're cracked up to be? what mystery shoppers uncovered. but first, this is "today" on nbc. at suntrust, we help you manage your money at home. and make it easy when you're away. and where ever you go, atm fees won't follow. get back to what really matters switch to suntrust checking today suntrust. live solid, bank solid. because at safeway, there's always... freshly picked produce at great prices. it's 100% guaranteed to be fresh and ripe, every time. so hurry in for delicious goodness, all right down the street. that's ingredients for life. that's safeway. right now, get sweet blueberries -- just 99¢ a pint with your club card. safeway just lowered the price of summer. >>> back now at 8:39. this morning on "today's consumer," dollar stores. in today's economy, more people are heading to them to load up on household items. but do they re