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LIFESTYLE . . . . . . . . . 49 OPINION . . . . . . . . . . 20 OUT&ABOUT . . . . . . . . 61 SPORTS . . . . . . . . . . . 44

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JUNE 15, 2012

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So thick with visitors was the resort that some of them spent literally hours looking for a place to leave their car after dropping off other family members at the venue of their choice. The biggest draw by far was the fifth annual OC Air Show, held June 9-10. Organizers expected the event to keep spectators on the edge of their seats with thrilling performances, and it did not disappoint. “It was a great line-up, with the nation’s best military and civilian acts. The show was diverse and it kept people entertained,” said Cathy Bassett, spokeswoman for B. Lilley LLC Productions, the company that produced the show. “The fifth anniversary year was one of the smoothest years yet, and the weather was perfect.”

PHOTO COURTESY ROB KORB

With an air show, a car show and three sports tournaments taking place at the same time, Ocean City had little room to spare and even less parking last Saturday and Sunday … SNAPSHOTS: See Pages 34 and 35 for additional photos from the 2012 OC Air Show

More than a dozen military and civilian performers took to the sky each day, from noon to 4 p.m. The fifth anniversary show featured pilots and teams performing various forms of acrobatic and extreme flying. The two-day lineup, headlined by the U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds, showcased the Black Diamond Jet Team, U.S. Navy Seals Leap Frogs and the Screaming Eagles from the U.S. Army 101st Airborne Division parachute jump teams, a U.S. Navy F-18 Hornet, a C-5M Super Galaxy and a host of aerobatic performers. “I thought the Air Show was fantastic,” said Susan Jones, executive director of the Hotel-Motel-Restaurant Associa-

Walking outside crosswalk results in yet another pedestrian strike

tion. She watched the show on Sunday from a boat near the inlet jetty, and then ventured along the coast up to 10th Street. “From where we were, the beach was mobbed. It was dotted with umbrellas and there were oodles of boats in the water. All in all, it was a really full, packed, sold-out weekend.” Besides the Air Show, there was the 11th annual OC Car & Truck Show at the convention center on 40th Street, lacrosse and basketball tournaments at Northside Park on 125th Street and a beach soccer tournament in downtown Ocean City. See BLUE ANGELS on Page 11

Story by Lisa Capitelli • Photo by Mark Huey

NANCY POWELL ■ Staff Writer (June 15, 2012) A 32-year-old man from North Las Vegas, Nev., was struck by a vehicle in the area of 54th Street and Coastal Highway at about 2:30 a.m. Tuesday. The man was not in a crosswalk as he tried to cross Coastal Highway from west to east. Ocean City police reported that the driver of the vehicle tried unsuccessfully to swerve to avoid hitting the man, who was struck on the driver’s side front quarter panel. A witness to the collision was performing CPR on the pedestrian when police arrived at the scene. The man was taken by ambulance to Peninsula Regional Medical Center to be treated for serious injuries. No charges had been filed against the pedestrian or the driver on Tuesday, but the investigation was continuing. On Monday, a scooter collided with a pedestrian near Fifth Street. There were no injuries in that collision. The driver of the scooter was unlicensed, said Public Affairs Officer Mike Levy of the Ocean City Police Department. On June 4, Samantha Sweitzer, 15, of LaVale, was killed while trying to cross Philadelphia Avenue at 21st Street. On May 28, Matthew Cheswick, 22, a Towson University student, was killed while crossing 54th Street and Coastal Highway. The Ocean City Police Department continues to remind citizens to use marked crosswalks while crossing streets. Pedestrians should not take unnecessary risks crossing busy streets against traffic lights. In addition, police urge pedestrians to make eye contact with drivers and continue to watch for traffic the entire time they are in the crosswalk.


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