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Arlington Crash Victim, 20, Was Looking Forward To New Job, Family Says Arlington Crash Victim, 20, Was Looking Forward To New Job, Family Says
Arlington Crash Victim, 20, Was Looking Forward To New Job, Family Says A crash that killed a 20-year-old Arlington woman dead has left her family heartbroken. Mayra Cruz-Arriaza was heading west on South Arlington Mill Drive in Shirlington when her vechile went off the roadway, into the median, struck a pedestrian crosswalk pole and then came to a rest at the base of two trees around 1:45 a.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 21, Arlington officials said. More than $5,600 had been raised for the family on a GoFundMe page, launched by Cindi Arriaza, Cruz-Arriaza's sister. Cruz-Arriaza had been living at home and helping care for her three younger brothers,…

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by Cecilia Levine
News
Speeding Driver Killed In Violent Chain Reaction Crash In Northeast DC, Police Say Speeding Driver Killed In Violent Chain Reaction Crash In Northeast DC, Police Say
Speeding Driver Killed In Violent Chain Reaction Crash In Northeast DC, Police Say A 22-year-old Maryland man was killed after causing a chain-reaction crash that involved multiple vehicles in Washington, DC, police announced on Monday, Feb. 6. Anne Arundel County resident Andy Carino, of Severna Park, has been identified as the driver who was killed late on Friday, Feb. 3 in the 3000 block of 20th Street in Northeast, DC. The investigation determined that shortly before 11:45 p.m. on Friday night, Carino's 2004 Infiniti G35 was traveling northbound on 20th Street at a high rate of speed when he lost control and struck a Jeep Cherokee parked on the westbound curb. Police…

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by Zak Failla
Sports
DC Native, Ex-NFL Player Vontae Davis Arrested For DUI DC Native, Ex-NFL Player Vontae Davis Arrested For DUI
DC Native, Ex-nfl Player Vontae Davis Arrested For DUI Washington DC native and former NFL cornerback Vontae Davis was arrested on a DUI charge following a Florida crash, according to arrest records and news reports. Davis, 34, lost control of his Tesla and struck a parked pickup truck on the side of the Florida Turnpike in Hollywood early Saturday, Feb. 4, ESPN says citing a report from the Florida Highway Patrol. The impact of the crash sent the pickup into a concrete barrier and struck its driver, who was standing outside of the vehicle, the outlet said citing police. Meanwhile, Davis had slurred speech, bloodshot eyes, smelled of alcohol a…

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by Zak Failla
News
Three Virginia College Students Killed, Two Airlifted To Hospital After Crash (DEVELOPING) Three Virginia College Students Killed, Two Airlifted To Hospital After Crash (DEVELOPING)
Three Virginia College Students Killed, Two Airlifted To Hospital After Crash (Developing) Three Virginia college students were killed and two others suffered life-threatening injuries and remain hospitalized following a fatal crash in West Virginia near the state line, according to officials. On Thursday, Feb. 2, a one-vehicle crash was reported along Route 259 in West Virginia, when a driver lost control for undisclosed reasons and struck a tree. Five people were in the car at the time of the crash, three of which died from injuries from the crash, and two were airlifted to an area hospital in critical condition. Their condition was not immediately available on Friday, Feb. 3.…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
One Dead, One Hospitalized In Head-On Montgomery County Crash One Dead, One Hospitalized In Head-On Montgomery County Crash
One Dead, One Hospitalized In Head-On Montgomery County Crash One person was killed and a second hospitalized in a head-on crash in Montgomery County on Sunday, Jan. 15, according to officials. The driver of a black Honda was traveling west on Muncaster Mill Road when he crossed over into the opposite lane and crashed into a Ford Escape that was driving east along the roadway around 7:30 a.m., near Sycamore Lane in Rockville, officials said. ICYMI Serious accident this morning @ 4500 MUNCASTER MILL RD HEAD ON COLLISION MUNCASTER CLOSED BETWEEN SYCAMORE LN AND WINDSOR MANOR LN FOR AN EXTENDED TIME. @mcfrs pic.twitter.com/4Ibs9uzR3v — MCFRSNews (@MC…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Minors Dead, Teen Critically Injured In Fatal Fairfax County Rollover Crash: Police Minors Dead, Teen Critically Injured In Fatal Fairfax County Rollover Crash: Police
Minors Dead, Teen Critically Injured In Fatal Fairfax County Rollover Crash: Police Two minors are dead and a third teen was seriously injured in the first fatal non-pedestrian crash reported in Fairfax County in 2023. Shortly before 9:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 10, dispatchers from the Fairfax County Police Department received an emergency crash notification in the 7400 block of Lee Chapel Road in Fairfax Station involving a vehicle that had gone off the roadway. Upon arrival, officers found a 2019 Lexus IS350 off of the road. First responders were able to extract one teen, who was transported to a nearby hospital with life-threatening injuries. Two others were declared dea…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Police ID Woman Who Jumped Onto Mercedes SUV, Got Run Down During Argument In DC Police ID Woman Who Jumped Onto Mercedes SUV, Got Run Down During Argument In DC
Police ID Woman Who Jumped Onto Mercedes SUV, Got Run Down During Argument In DC Police have identified the 25-year-old woman who was run over by the driver of a Mercedes-Benz SUV during an altercation in Northeast Washington, DC. Sheda’sa Thompson got the worst of a verbal altercation that turned tragic over the weekend when she confronted the driver of the SUV in the 3200 block of 8th Street and ended up getting run down. Officials say that shortly before 8:15 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 17, Thompson approached the driver of a parked Mercedes on 8th Street, where a verbal disagreement broke out, during which, the woman attempted to drive away. When the driver pulled awa…

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by Zak Failla
Lifestyle
Daycare Director Without Car Following Virginia Wreck Sees Community Support Daycare Director Without Car Following Virginia Wreck Sees Community Support
Daycare Director Without Car Following Virginia Wreck Sees Community Support A Virginia community came together to help a popular daycare director in Fairfax County get back behind the wheel after being involved in a crash with a negligent driver. Gianna Grizmala, the director at the Northern Virginia Academy of Early Learning in Landsdown was the recent recipient of a new car after hers was totaled by a driver running a red light near the intersection of Telegraph Road and Beulah Street in Virginia, courtesy of a GoFundMe campaign that was launched on her behalf. In less than a week, the fundraiser his $6,000, 20 percent more than the stated $5,000 goal to help Gri…

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by Zak Failla
Lifestyle
Support Pours In For Teen Critically Injured By Drunk Driver In Virginia Support Pours In For Teen Critically Injured By Drunk Driver In Virginia
Support Pours In For Teen Critically Injured By Drunk Driver In Virginia A Virginia community is rallying around the family of a teenager who was struck and nearly killed by a drunk driver and now has to pay for mounting medical bills after her plans to join the military were temporarily derailed. Teenager Danyka was walking with her younger brother on Choptank Road near a local elementary school earlier this month when she was struck head-on by Woodbridge resident Melissa Jones, 43, who was allegedly intoxicated at the time. Original story - Teenager Airlifted After Being Struck By Allegedly Drunk Driver In Stafford County: Police In the crash, the teen suffe…

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by Zak Failla
Lifestyle
25-Year-Old Northern Virginia Crash Victim Remembered As 'Kind, Young Soul' 25-Year-Old Northern Virginia Crash Victim Remembered As 'Kind, Young Soul'
25-Year-Old Northern Virginia Crash Victim Remembered As 'Kind, Young Soul' A Northern Virginia community is in mourning after a 25-year-old man with a “unique sense of humor” and “kind, young soul” unexpectedly died in an early-morning crash in Loudoun County. Sterling resident Jason A. Recinos-Funes was killed early on Monday, Dec. 12 in his hometown, when he lost control and crashed his 2013 Dodge Charger into two parked cars on East Staunton Avenue, leaving a hole in his family and friends’ hearts. “Jason's sudden death has left his family and friends heartbroken,” Isabel Flores, a family friend who organized a GoFundMe campaign on his behalf, wrote. “He was a …

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by Zak Failla
Obituaries
Driver Was Heading To Work When He Died In Fairfax Crash: Family Driver Was Heading To Work When He Died In Fairfax Crash: Family
Driver Was Heading To Work When He Died In Fairfax Crash: Family The 19-year-old driver killed in a Fairfax County crash last week was on his way to work, those who knew him said. David Mendez Hernandez was driving a 2007 Nissan 350Z northbound on Prosperity Avenue at a high rate of speed when he lost control and struck a tractor trailer around 7 a.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 6, county police said. Mendez Hernandez of Chantilly was taken to the hospital, where he was pronounced dead. Detectives do not believe alcohol was a factor in the crash. "...While on his way to work our beloved Junior was involved in a fatal car accident, reads a GoFundMe page for th…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Charges Dropped Against Ex-Deputy DC Mayor In Gold's Gym Assault Case: Reports Charges Dropped Against Ex-Deputy DC Mayor In Gold's Gym Assault Case: Reports
Charges Dropped Against Ex-Deputy DC Mayor In Gold's Gym Assault Case: Reports Assault and battery charges have been dropped against former DC Deputy Mayor Chris Geldart in connection with an alleged assault over a car door ding outside an Arlington gym, several news reports say. Prosecutors cleared the 53-year-old of any crime during a Tuesday, Nov. 29 case review session.  Investigators say that Geldart and his family were leaving Gold’s Gym in the 3900 block of Wilson Boulevard at approximately 12:30 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 1 when an argument broke out over a car door potentially striking another vehicle. In a video released by FOX5DC, the altercatio…

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by Nicole Acosta