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Virginia Man Killed After Disabled Car Smashed By Speeding Driver On I-395: State Police Virginia Man Killed After Disabled Car Smashed By Speeding Driver On I-395: State Police
Virginia Man Killed After Disabled Car Smashed By Speeding Driver On I-395: State Police A Virginia man was killed when his disabled car was slammed by a speeding driver on I-395, state police said. Virginia State Police said the crash happened around 2:20 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 20, in the southbound lanes of the interstate in Alexandria, near the three-mile marker. According to investigators, a 2008 Toyota Corolla crashed and became disabled in the roadway.  Moments later, police said, a 2021 Hyundai Venue traveling southbound at a high rate of speed struck the Corolla. The Corolla’s driver, Hennry O. Ortuno Flores, 45, of Springfield, suffered serious injuries and later …

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100+ MPH Pursuit Ends In Airborne Crash On I‑395, Three Injured: State Police 100+ MPH Pursuit Ends In Airborne Crash On I‑395, Three Injured: State Police
100+ MPH Pursuit Ends In Airborne Crash On I‑395, Three Injured: State Police A Virginia man is facing charges after a high-speed police chase ended in a violent crash that left two innocent people seriously hurt, authorities said. Cameron D. Teach, 22, of Henrico, is facing multiple charges after taking Virginia State Police troopers on a wild chase that started on I-95 and ended with a fiery crash.  Shortly before 10:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 6, a trooper attempted to stop a Teach's Honda sedan that was “traveling at a high rate of speed” in the northbound lanes of the interstate near the 158-mile marker in Prince William County, according to police. The dri…

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Trooper Injured As Porsche Driver Bails After I-395 Crash: State Police Trooper Injured As Porsche Driver Bails After I-395 Crash: State Police
Trooper Injured As Porsche Driver Bails After I-395 Crash: State Police He ran faster than his Porsche. A Virginia State Trooper was hurt in a hit-and-run crash involving a 2020 Porsche Carrera 911 on I-395 that ended with the driver bailing on foot and disappearing into the dark, police said. The crash happened around 12:34 a.m. on Tuesday, July 22, along the southbound lanes of the interstate near Exit 8B, according to Virginia State Police spokesperson Matthew Demlein. Investigators say the Porsche—bearing Montana registration—moved into the right lane and struck the trooper’s vehicle, then pulled onto the shoulder.  That’s when the driver took off on…

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Road-Raging BMW Driver Opens Fire In Virginia With Child In Car, Teens In SUV: Police Road-Raging BMW Driver Opens Fire In Virginia With Child In Car, Teens In SUV: Police
Road-Raging BMW Driver Opens Fire In Virginia With Child In Car, Teens In SUV: Police A man opened fire on a father in front of two teenagers during a Fairfax road rage incident — all while driving with a young child in his own car, Virginia State Police said. Police are now searching for the gunman in a disturbing June shooting on I-395 that happened in broad daylight with children in both vehicles. The incident began around 9:12 a.m. on Tuesday, June 11, along Interstate 395 southbound near Route 236 in Fairfax County, when the driver of a brown 1999 Chevy Suburban reportedly may have cut off a black BMW 5-series sedan, according to Virginia State Police. Both vehicles co…

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Trapped Man Pulled From 30-Foot Storm Drain Along I-395 (PHOTOS) Trapped Man Pulled From 30-Foot Storm Drain Along I-395 (PHOTOS)
Trapped Man Pulled From 30-Foot Storm Drain Along I-395 (Photos) A man is lucky to be alive after he was rescued from the bottom of a storm drain near a busy DC highway overnight, authorities said. DC Fire and EMS crews were called just before 1:45 a.m. Wednesday, June 18, to the northbound lanes of I-395 at Maine Avenue SW, where they found a man trapped roughly 30 feet below ground in a narrow storm drain. Using a rope system, firefighters lowered one member into the opening and secured the victim for a lift to safety. DC Fire and Rescue Photos from the scene show a dramatic technical rescue unfolding under the glow of floodlights, with crews c…

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High-Speed Chase On I-395 Ends In Crash, Arrest Of DC Teen In Virginia: State Police High-Speed Chase On I-395 Ends In Crash, Arrest Of DC Teen In Virginia: State Police
High-Speed Chase On I-395 Ends In Crash, Arrest Of DC Teen In Virginia: State Police A teenager from DC is facing charges after leading Virginia State Police on a wild high-speed chase through Arlington that ended in a curb-crashing bust near Pentagon City, authorities said. It all started just after 1:00 a.m. Sunday, March 23, when troopers working a special enforcement detail spotted a black Dodge Charger flying down I-395 near Exit 10, according to Virginia State Police. The car had previously dodged troopers during other pursuits, investigators noted. When the driver took the exit onto Route 110 northbound near Arlington National Cemetery, troopers successfully deploye…

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Crashed Motorcyclist Dies At Hospital After Being Pulled From Water Under I-95 Ramp: Police Crashed Motorcyclist Dies At Hospital After Being Pulled From Water Under I-95 Ramp: Police
Crashed Motorcyclist Dies At Hospital After Being Pulled From Water Under I-95 Ramp: Police The motorcyclist who was pulled from the waters under I-95 in Baltimore on Monday afternoon after crashing has died, Maryland Transportation Authority Police officials confirmed. At approximately 12:40 p.m. on April 29, officers were called to the southbound ramp of I-395 leading to I-95 south, where there was a reported crash that involved a rider being ejected and sent over the barrier and into the water below. It was determined by investigators that a black Kawasaki motorcycle has been involved in a single-vehicle crash, where the driver was ejected and fell to the water below the ramp. …

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Scooter Rider Ejected During DC Crash Dies At Hospital: MPD Scooter Rider Ejected During DC Crash Dies At Hospital: MPD
Scooter Rider Ejected During DC Crash Dies At Hospital: MPD A 55-year-old man who was a passenger on his friend's scooter when it crashed on the 14th Street Bridge in DC has died at an area hospital, the Metropolitan Police Department announced. Takoma Park resident Francisco Eduardo Santaella was riding on a motorized scooter on Wednesday, Jan. 10 with a driver in the northbound express lanes of the bridge when police say he lost control and crashed. According to investigators, Eduardo Santaella's scooter was in the express lanes (HOV side) in the left lane for Exit 1 when it failed to negotiate the right curve of the roadway and mou…

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Driver Charged For Crash That Sent Good Samaritan Over Bridge In Maryland: MDTA Police Driver Charged For Crash That Sent Good Samaritan Over Bridge In Maryland: MDTA Police
Driver Charged For Crash That Sent Good Samaritan Over Bridge In Maryland: Mdta Police The speeding Mercedes driver who set off a chain-reaction crash that sent a Good Samaritan plummeting to his death has been arrested in Baltimore, authorities announced. Latrell Sanders, 28, has been charged with manslaughter and other offenses after he was driving more than 100 mph on I-395 heading to I-95 in Baltimore and crashed, killing Smithsburg resident Robert Taylor Horne, who had stopped to assist a disabled driver. Southbound/ I-395 @ I-95 Police activity. ALL LANES CLOSED pic.twitter.com/G0IfdRxTMm — MDTA (@TheMDTA) August 14, 2023 Emergency crews from the Baltimore City Fi…

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