. >> vicki whitehead is listed in critical condition. the community at point pleasant is crying for her recovery. wednesday morning at 7:30 a.m., a school bus head and seriously injured vicki whitehead at furnace avenue in glen burnie. >> that is when she was struck. it turned -- it appears she was thrown and she was transported to shock trauma. >> it looked like the bus driver failed to yield. for students on the bus and weree others workinwalking not hurt but witness the accident. >> we will make sure the parents knew we were offering support to the students. >> she was a wonderful crossing guard and she did her job great. >> vicki whitehead has been a fixture at the crossing and she has been these for years. questions about why she was not seen. >> i do not know how anyone can mr. >> i do not know what happened and i do not understand. i guess it was a bus that hit her. i do not understand how i could have happened. >> as with a bus driver, she has been taken off duty pending an accident review. >> the medical examiner has death aylic

. >> we just learned from the school system the crossing guard's name is vicky whitehead. parents say they have entrusted her with theirs -- their children's safety for years. >> i looked out the door and i seen the ambulance over there. >> they found out what the commotion was about. around 7:40 a.m., a school bus hit a crossing guard near point pleasant elementary school. a preliminary investigation indicates the school bus came to a stop and made a left turn onto pernice avenue. that is when the bus struck the school crossing guard. >> she was drawn from the impact and taken to shock trauma. children witnessed the accident. school counselors were on hand to help them cope. >> it is an emotional thing. point pleasant is a close-knit school community where everybody knows everybody. it is an emotional day for them there. >> the school notified those parents and sent a letter home with other students. right now, it looks like the bus driver failed to yield to the crossing guard. the guard has been stationed at that corner for years. >> she was wonderful. she was nice to th

vicki whitehead was hit this morning sunny book drive near point pleasant elementary school. she is in serious but stable condition. the bus driver and students were not hurt. the cause of the accident is still being investigated. >>> well the retrial for twin brothers accused of brutally attacking a dog and setting it on fire has been postponed. tremayne and travers johnson who were 17 at the time are charged with animal cruelty and mutilation of an animal. the twins set the pit bull named phoenix on fire in 2009. the dog was later euthanized. the trial is set to begin sometime in july. >>> looking at a live picture from our harbor cam. a rainy start to the day and quite a bit cooler, but there was a few peeks of sunshine. so what's on tap for tonight? let's check in with meteorologist wyatt everhart. >> it's possible we could see a renegade stray shower but i think we're dry the rest of the night and we should see some more sun back into the picture starting tomorrow. let's look at the radar. five sweeps in action wide scan not much going on, and as we come in a little clos

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vicki whitehead was hit near point pleasant elementary this morning. she is listed in stable but serious condition at shock trauma tonight. known else was hurt. the accident is under investigation. >>> traffic is still snarled in townsend as crews continue to work on a broken water main. this was the scene earlier tonight along the road. it affected the center for arts and technology as well as 15 other businesses. both southbound lanes closed so crews are temporarily reversing one northbound lane. no word on when everything will reopen. >> weather wise, you know, kind of murky, like late march maybe but we are going to quickly rebound tomorrow temperature wise. skies clearing out tonight after a couple renegade showers. there is still a little bit of rain that could creep into places like carol. most of us will stay dry. everybody dry now, temperatures around 50, cooling off in to the 40s but look at this tomorrow. up to 67 for the 5th of may. pretty good-looking day. the weekend not bad but there is a another chance for rain. >> new, we get a firstha