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DUI Driver Hospitalized After Hitting Child On Scooter In Leesburg, Police Say DUI Driver Hospitalized After Hitting Child On Scooter In Leesburg, Police Say
DUI Driver Hospitalized After Hitting Child On Scooter In Leesburg, Police Say A Virginia man is accused of driving drunk and hitting a child on a scooter before being rushed to the hospital himself, police said. Victor Canchola, 63, was arrested after the crash, which happened around 4:30 p.m. on Thursday, May 15, near 22 Plaza Street NE in Leesburg, according to the Leesburg Police Department. An officer nearby saw the juvenile fall in the roadway and stopped to help. Witnesses told the officer the child had just been hit by a car, police said. The child, who suffered minor injuries, was taken by ambulance to a local hospital for treatment, according to police. Ca…
DWI Suspect Charged With Manslaughter After Virginia Teen’s Death: Police DWI Suspect Charged With Manslaughter After Virginia Teen’s Death: Police
DWI Suspect Charged With Manslaughter After Virginia Teen’s Death: Police A Virginia man who was allegedly drunk behind the wheel when he struck and killed a teenager in Alexandria is now facing manslaughter charges, police announced. Jilmar Doria-Medina, 42, of Fairfax, has been charged with aggravated manslaughter and driving while intoxicated following the death of 19-year-old Abdullahi Mumin, according to the Alexandria Police Department on Monday, April 21. The fatal crash happened around 8:40 p.m. Wednesday, April 16, in the 4700 block of King Street. When officers arrived, they found Mumin in critical condition and a downed utility pole. He was rushed to …
DUI Driver Kills Teen Girl In Head-On Virginia Crash, Police Say DUI Driver Kills Teen Girl In Head-On Virginia Crash, Police Say
DUI Driver Kills Teen Girl In Head-On Virginia Crash, Police Say A 16-year-old girl was killed in a head-on crash in Centreville after a drunk driver veered into oncoming traffic, authorities said. Carlos Parada-Hernandez, 23, of Herndon, was driving a 2023 Toyota Corolla northbound on Pleasant Valley Road when he crossed the double yellow line and slammed into a 2013 Toyota Camry head-on, according to Fairfax County Police. The crash happened around 10:30 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 27, in the 5600 block of Pleasant Valley Road. The 16-year-old driver of the Camry was rushed to a hospital with life-threatening injuries but later died, police said. Parada-H…
Speeding Driver Charged With DWI For Fatal Rollover BMW Crash In Virginia: Police Speeding Driver Charged With DWI For Fatal Rollover BMW Crash In Virginia: Police
Speeding Driver Charged With DWI For Fatal Rollover BMW Crash In Virginia: Police The speeding driver who was allegedly responsible for a crash that claimed the life of a 23-year-old Herndon woman earlier this year is facing multiple charges, Fairfax County Police officials announced on Thursday. Rendon resident Ayaan Usmani, 23, has been charged in connection to the fatal rollover crash in a 2019 BMW M850I that left his passenger, Tina Habibi with fatal injuries. Officers from the Reston Police District responded to the crash at 2:40 a.m. on Nov. 23 near Fairfax County Parkway and Elden Street, where the BMW had left the roadway, flipped over, and came to rest. Police …
DUI Driver Busted For Eluding, Hit-Run Crash In Loudoun County: Sheriff DUI Driver Busted For Eluding, Hit-Run Crash In Loudoun County: Sheriff
DUI Driver Busted For Eluding, Hit-Run Crash In Loudoun County: Sheriff A Loudoun County Sheriff's deputy made the most of his second chance to bust a suspected drunk driver who attempted to flee, officials say. Leesburg resident Mikey Mendoza, 25, got away once, but wasn't quick enough to get away twice after taking deputies on a brief pursuit over the weekend. Shortly after midnight on Saturday, Oct. 26, deputies attempted to stop a vehicle that was driving without headlights on in the eastbound lanes of Leesburg Pike near North Sterling Boulevard in Sterling. When the deputy attempted to initiate a traffic stop, Mendoza failed to pull over and sped away, el…
Speeding Driver Busted For Fourth DWI, Other Offenses In Loudoun County: Police Speeding Driver Busted For Fourth DWI, Other Offenses In Loudoun County: Police
Jimmy Lopez Gomez Charged With Fourth DWI In Loudoun County A speeding driver was handed his four DWI offense after being stopped late on Thursday night in Loudoun County by members of the Leesburg Police Department, officials say. Ashburn resident Jimmy Lopez Gomez, 28, is back in trouble with the law and was being held behind bars on Friday afternoon following his latest arrest on a host of charges. Shortly before 11:45 p.m. on Aug. 29, officers on patrol stopped Lopez Gomez when he was clocked going 85 mph in a 45 mph zone. During the subsequent stop, it was determined that Lopez Gomez was intoxicated, he had no valid driver's license,…
Driver Whose Dog Bit Deputy During Loudoun County Pursuit In Stolen Car Sentenced Driver Whose Dog Bit Deputy During Loudoun County Pursuit In Stolen Car Sentenced
Driver Whose Dog Bit Deputy During Loudoun County Pursuit In Stolen Car Sentenced A Rochester, NY man whose dog bit a Loudoun County deputy after leading a reckless pursuit that landed four people in the hospital has been sentence to prison time. Justin Connor, of Rochester, NY, who was 27 at the time of the July 2023 incident, was sentenced on May 23, 2024 to seven years and three months in prison by Judge Matthew P. Snow, the county sheriff's office announced. Connor was found unconscious behind the wheel of the car in the Sheetz gas station parking lot at Dulles Plaza in Sterling, around 8:25 a.m. July 22, 2023, the Loudoun County Sheriff's Office said. Deputies…
DWI Drug Dealer Hits Occupied Cars In High-Speed Pursuit Through Loudoun County: Sheriff DWI Drug Dealer Hits Occupied Cars In High-Speed Pursuit Through Loudoun County: Sheriff
DWI Drug Dealer Hits Occupied Cars In High-Speed Pursuit Through Loudoun County: Sheriff A 23-year-old man who struck multiple occupied vehicles in a drunken police pursuit has been arrested, authorities in Loudoun County said. A driver later identified as Rodkeem R. Ceasar Green was pulled over around 4:50 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 8 by Loudoun County Sheriffs Deputies in a 2012 Chevrolet Impala in Sterling, on suspicious he was DWI, the sheriff's office said. When deputies activated their emergency equipment for the traffic stop, Green sped off. Deputies initiated a pursuit, during which Green struck multiple occupied vehicles and recklessly endangered the public, police said…
Loudoun Deputy Bitten By Dog In Stolen Car As DUI Driver Leads Wrong-Way Pursuit Loudoun Deputy Bitten By Dog In Stolen Car As DUI Driver Leads Wrong-Way Pursuit
Loudoun Deputy Bitten By Dog In Stolen Car As DUI Driver Leads Wrong-Way Pursuit A New York man was arrested in Loudoun County on accusations he nearly struck two sheriff's deputies with a stolen vehicle in an incident that left four people injured. Justin Connor, 27, of Rochester, NY, was unconscious behind the wheel of the car in the Sheetz gas station parking lot at Dulles Plaza in Sterling, around 8:25 a.m. Saturday, July 22, the Loudoun County Sheriff's Office said. Deputies approached the vehicle and saw drugs and drug paraphernalia inside the vehicle. That's when Connor regained consciousness and put the vehicle in drive, nearly striking two deputies, authorities…
Metro Worker Accused Of Operating Train While Intoxicated: Reports Metro Worker Accused Of Operating Train While Intoxicated: Reports
Metro Worker Accused Of Operating Train While Intoxicated: Reports A Metro employee who blew past a stop in late December was allegedly under the influence of alcohol, according to multiple reports. On Friday, Dec. 23, the conductor - who has not been named - was operating a Blue Line train when it bypassed the Van Dorn Street station in Alexandria and then stopped for approximately a half-hour before passengers were let out. The operator didn't communicate with the Metro’s control center for nearly an hour after missing the station, according to a Greater Greater Washington report. It was later determined that the operator was allegedly under the influen…
DWI Mom Had Unbelted 4-Year-Olds In Car During Virginia Crash: Police DWI Mom Had Unbelted 4-Year-Olds In Car During Virginia Crash: Police
DWI Mom Had Unbelted 4-Year-Olds In Car During Virginia Crash: Police A 29-year-old Virginia woman had been drinking when she crashed her sedan with two unbelted 4-year-old kids inside, authorities said. Christine Alexandra Biffar  Christine Biffar in U.S. Marine UniformAJ Goldbloom hadn’t gotten far from her home before she crashed on the 12700 block of Gold Cup Trail in Manassas, where she lives, around 5 p.m. Saturday, July 3, Prince William County police said. Officers responding to the scene found Biffar had lost control of a 2022 Dodge Challenger and drove off the road where she struck a mailbox, an electrical box, and then a parked vehicle, police…