Man pinned between car and wall, critically injured

Car was in bank drive-through

A Frederick man was critically injured Wednesday when he became pinned between his vehicle and an outside wall of the Chevy Chase Bank on U.S. Route 40, according to Frederick police.

Thomas M. Bentley, 65, of Peachtree Court, was driving his PT Cruiser in the drive-through lane of the bank at around 4 p.m. When the accident happened, Bentley was out of his vehicle. He was flown to Shock Trauma in Baltimore with chest injuries. Police are looking for witnesses to the accident and are still investigating the cause.

‘‘All we have now is speculation as to how it occurred. ... This is confusing to us as well,” Sgt. Wade Brown said.

What are people saying about mortgages today:

Rates on 30-year mortgages edged down last week to a seven-month low. Mortgage-giant Freddie Mac reported Thursday that 30-year, fixed-rate mortgages fell to 6.3 percent, down slightly from 6.31 percent two weeks ago. It put rates at the lowest level since they were at 6.24 percent the first week of March.

Bank of Hawaii, Central Pacific Bank, Territorial Savings Bank and Wells Fargo Home Mortgages all cut their 30-year mortgage rates to 5.75 percent this week.

Most people think of a mortgage as a means to an end. After all, you buy a house, not a home loan. But a mortgage is much more than the path to homeownership. It is a financial instrument that must be managed, just like any other financial investment.