Stop in the automobile dealerships stretched along the six lanes of Ritchie Highway, and you can feel the stick's doom.

On the other hand, Ritchie Highway was always a crowded and fast-moving road, and intercepting her wouldn't be easy there.

The van was half a mile away, sitting on Joyce Lane, west of Ritchie Highway.

He took the Ritchie Highway exit a minute later and curved around north toward Baltimore.

Ambulances were coming up Ritchie Highway now, their whooping sirens different from the monotonal screams of the police cars.

He pulled north on Ritchie Highway, turning right at the first opportunity.

TV cameras kept track of traffic on Ritchie Highway.

In the extreme case, somebody could drive by on Ritchie Highway and hose the place.

Turning north onto Ritchie Highway, she could see cars blocking the road.

The drive back to Ritchie Highway passed without another word.