Evidence of a 911 call can be a game changer in a Maryland car accident case. First, the fact alone that a call was made can be important in some cases. But, more significantly, the defendant often makes the call and says thing in the heat of the moment that he/she may later recant. In Baltimore City, you can get a 911 call by sending a fax to 410-984-7024. Their address is:
Information Retrieval Unit
242 West 29th Street
Baltimore, Maryland 21211
In a related/unrelated story, The American Journal of Emergency Medicine published an article on Baltimore City 911 calls, finding that a new strategy helped slow repeated unnecessary 911 calls, which drain manpower and resources of the City's emergency medical services. A pilot program that identified Baltimore City's top 911 callers and coupled them with a case worker has succeeded in drastically cutting the number of such calls while helping callers get proper care.
Moral of the story: by continuing to try, we can find better solutions to Baltimore's most vexing problems.
