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Speeding Driver, Passenger Killed In Single-Vehicle Reston Crash, Police Say
Speed is believed to have been a factor in a fatal single-vehicle crash in Virginia that claimed the lives of two people in Fairfax County, police say.
Investigators have identified the driver and passenger who were killed early on Sunday, Nov. 10 in the area of North Shore Drive and Charter Oak Tree in Reston when their Ford Explorer went off the roadway and struck a tree.
According to the Fairfax County Police Department, the driver, Herndon resident Shawn Ballard, 35, and passenger Nicole Hamm, 48, of Reston, were both taken to an area hospital, where they were later pronounced dead from…
Police ID 3 Dead In High-Speed, DUI Crash In Fairfax County
Police have identified the three people killed in a Fairfax County crash Tuesday, July 23.
The 2024 Acura Integra driven by Corey Rogers, 46, of Reston, was heading south on West Ox Road when Rogers failed to negotiate a turn and struck a cement jersey wall at Route 29 in Legato around 3:55 a.m., county police said.
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Major Search Launched For Gunman, 18, In Deadly Shooting Near Dulles Airport
Police have identified the suspect in a shooting that left a teenager dead in Fairfax County on Wednesday, March 20.
Ismael Cruz-Delcid, 18, of Herndon, arrived at a parking lot on the 13700 block of Coppermine Road in McNair — right up the road from Dulles Airport — around 3:30 p.m. in his car, and got into a physical fight with two other people, Fairfax County police said.
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Cruz-Delcid then disengaged from the fight, pulled out a firearm, and shot at the victims, police said. Only one of…
Family Au Pair Killed Man Even Though Widower Took Blame In Fairfax County: Police
A Virginia family's nanny has been charged with killing a man in their home last February, even though the family's husband and father initially took the blame for the shooting in a 9-1-1 call, authorities said.
Juliana Peres Magalhaes, 23, of Reston, is believed to have shot Joseph Ryan, 39, of Springfield, in the Banfield family's home on the 13200 block of Stable Brook Way in Herndon, the morning of Feb. 24, county police said.
Christine Banfield, 37, of Herndon, died after being found with stab wounds in an upstairs bedroom, police said. Peres Magalhaes was not charged with Banfield's d…
'Sharp Mind:' UVA Med Student, Northern VA Native Anna Diederich Dies, 24
Anna Diederich, a medical student at the University of Virginia, died on Oct. 9, after suffering a medical emergency, her obituary says. She was 24 years old.
Anna was born in Alexandria and went on to graduate magna cum laude from the University of Notre Dame in 2021, with a degree in chemical engineering, according to her obituary on the Adams-Green Funeral Home website.
She worked at the Oakcrest School in Vienna, where she had graduated in 2017, as a class dean, cross country coach, and math teacher.
Anna was in her first year of medical school at the University of Virginia.
She was …
Basketball Coach Embezzled Money From Fairfax County High School Event: Police
A 33-year-old basketball coach employed by the Fairfax County Public Schools has been charged with embezzling district money, authorities said.
Drew Smerdzinski, of Herndon, is believed to have embezzled money from a school event at James Madison High School, county police said.
The coach, who became the center of an investigation in July, was charged by a warrant on Wednesday, Oct. 4, and surrendered on Thursday, Oct. 5, with felony embezzlement, police said.
Smerdzinski was released on an unsecured bond, and has been suspended from his position following the arrest.
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