SILVER SPRING, Md. (WUSA9) -- The family of a 49-year-old woman who was hit and killed by a car in Silver Spring is grappling with the news of her death.

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Vanessa Dixon of D.C. was fatally struck by a car while waiting at a Ride On bus stop on Cresthaven Drive, police said. Dixon was a mother of five with four grandchildren and had just celebrated her 49th birthday.

Dixon's sister, Velma Hibbert described her as: "She was a sweetheart, goodhearted person, very nice sister."

Another one of Dixon's sisters, Alvona Chaplin wants to know why the driver killed her sister, "That drunken driver.. that dragged her body all the way..you know and killed my poor sister going to work. You know, that's what I want to know."

SILVER SPRING, Md. (WUSA9) -- Four students are being taken to the hospital after a school bus carrying 50 passengers came to a sudden stop Thursday afternoon in Montgomery County, Montgomery County Fire and Rescue said.

The incident happened on Georgia Avenue and Sligo Avenue in the Silver Spring area and involved Sligo Creek Elementary school buses.

The four students have non-life-threatening injuries. Several other students are being evaluated. Authorities said drivers should expect some lanes to be blocked in the area.

SILVER SPRING, Md. (WUSA9) -- Detectives need the public's help in identifying a suspect who assaulted a woman in the laundry room of an apartment building in Silver Spring, Montgomery County Police said.

The suspect assaulted a 31-year-old woman on January 30 at 10:49 p.m. in an apartment building located in the 700 block of Sligo Avenue in Silver Spring, authorities said.

The suspect went into the laundry room and closed the door, police said. The man ordered the victim, who was not facing him to turn around and face him. The victim did not do so. He then pulled out a pocket knife and went up to the victim, according to police. The woman screamed for help and fled from the laundry room.