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Spotsylvania Sheriff's Office IDs Speeding Driver Killed After Crashing Into Tree In Virginia
One man has died after speeding while driving through Virginia, losing control, and crashing his truck the night before Thanksgiving, authorities announced on Monday, Nov. 28.
David Allen Starkey, 55, of Orange, was driving in Spotsylvania shortly after 11:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 23, in the 9300 block of Plank Road when he reportedly crashed his 2019 Chevy Silverado, according to a spokesperson from the sheriff's office.
Officials say that first responders were at the scene within minutes, and upon arrival found the truck with "significant damage."
According to the initial investigati…
Passenger Killed In NJ Turnpike Crash
A passenger was killed when the vehicle she was traveling in crashed on the New Jersey Turnpike, authorities said.
The SUV was traveling south near milepost 18.5 in West Deptford Township at about 4 a.m. Sunday, Sept. 18, when it left the roadway to the right and struck a guardrail, according to New Jersey State Police.
A passenger in the vehicle, Kayla Rodriguez, 26, of Falls Church, VA, died of her injuries, State Police said.
Authorities did not say if the driver, a 30-year-old Falls Church man, or a young passenger were hurt.
The crash remains under investigation.
Pedestrian From Maryland Killed In Fairfax County Three-Car Collision
A 62-year-old man from Maryland was killed while walking through a Fairfax parking lot, police said.
Sometime before 8:40 a.m. on August 18, two vehicles were traveling in the same lane on Wilson Boulevard, when they collided as they both attempted to change lanes, according to the Fairfax County Police Department.
This caused one of the cars to go off the road and into an adjacent parking lot, where the driver struck and killed the pedestrian, Albert Sweat, officials said.
After hitting Sweat, the car continued onto a median and hit another car, before stopping in a mulch bed, author…
