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Trooper Struck In Chain Reaction Crash On I-495 Involving 2 DUI Drivers, Police Say Trooper Struck In Chain Reaction Crash On I-495 Involving 2 DUI Drivers, Police Say
Trooper Struck In Chain Reaction Crash On I-495 Involving 2 DUI Drivers, Police Say A Virginia State Police trooper was hospitalized after being struck in a chain reaction crash on I-495 caused by a two DUI drivers, authorities said. The trooper was dispatched to a sedan in a northbound lane around 3 a.m. to help a sedan that had stopped near Exit 52 in Fairfax County, a spokesperson for the VSP said. The sedan's driver was still in the vehicle and was refusing to cooperate with the trooper to exit the vehicle or move the vehicle to a safer location on the shoulder. While the trooper was working to engage the individual, a Jeep Cherokee struck a tractor-trailer that h…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Drunken Driver Kills Sidewalk Pedestrian In Fairfax County, Police Say Drunken Driver Kills Sidewalk Pedestrian In Fairfax County, Police Say
Drunken Driver Kills Sidewalk Pedestrian In Fairfax County, Police Say A 38-year-old man has been arrested in a deadly crash in which he struck a pedestrian on the sidewalk of a Fairfax County street, police said. Michael Rambudhan, 38, of Woodbridge, was heading north on North Kings Highway in Huntington, in a 2023 Acura MDX when he left the roadway, struck a median, and continued onto the sidewalk around 12:35 a.m. on Friday, May 24, county police said. Rambudhan's vehicle struck Lucius Gaskins, 54, of Alexandria, before hitting a tree. Gaskins was declared dead at the scene while Rambudhan suffered minor injuries, and remained at the scene.  …

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by Cecilia Levine
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DC Man Arrested In Deadly Fairfax County Gas Station Shooting DC Man Arrested In Deadly Fairfax County Gas Station Shooting
DC Man Arrested In Deadly Fairfax County Gas Station Shooting A 44-year-old Washington DC man has been arrested in connection with a deadly Fairfax County shooting, authorities said. Doniel Drake is accused of gunning down Arthur Edward Mann II, 38, at the Citgo station on Richmond Highway just after 6 a.m. on Tuesday, May 21, county police said. Mann and Drake had been arguing at the gas pump prior to the shooting, police said. Drake was taken to the Fairfax County Adult Detention Center, where he was charged with second-degree murder and use of a firearm in commission of a felony. He was held without bond, police said.

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by Cecilia Levine
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Robber Shot Dead, 2 Charged In Fairfax County, Cops Say Robber Shot Dead, 2 Charged In Fairfax County, Cops Say
Robber Shot Dead, 2 Charged In Fairfax County, Cops Say Police have announced the arrests of two men in a deadly Fairfax County shooting. Alder Perez Argueta, 21, was trying to rob two people with Angel Romero Perez, 20, and Candido Perez Argueta, 25, when he was shot on the the 6000 block of Argyle Drive in Bailey’s Crossroads around 2 a.m. Friday, May 17, police said. He was taken to a nearby hospital and was pronounced deceased. Angel Romero Perez, 20, of Bailey’s Crossroads, was charged with second-degree murder and use of a firearm in the commission of a felony. He was being held at the Fairfax County Adult Det…

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by Cecilia Levine