Officer James Beckham was taken to a hospital after four vehicles crashed on the inner loop of I-695 in Baltimore County on Saturday, Dec. 20, department officials said. He later died. Another driver, Dante Summer, 26, was also taken to a hospital with injuries. His condition is unknown.

Police officers in Illinois crawled beneath a burning, overturned car early Sunday to rescue a trapped motorist after a high-speed crash on Interstate 88, authorities said.

In the same seven-day span, three people died on Hamilton’s roads, prompting Mayor Andrea Horwath to direct staff to review road safety “hot spots,” through a motion at city council.