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Police & Fire
Multi-Car Crash Causes 7-Mile Backup On I-95 In Stafford
A multi-vehicle crash caused heavy delays along I-95 in northern Virginia on Friday morning, April 19. The VDOT site says the northbound crash happened near milepost 147.5 in Stafford, right behind the Stafford/Quantico Courtyard Marriott. Virginia State Police said it was a three-car crash with no injuries. Traffic backups were approximately 7 miles as of 1 p.m.
Police & Fire
Deadly Pre-Dawn Crash Closes I-95 In Prince William County (
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A fatal crash closed I-95 in Prince William County early Monday, April 8. It happened near milepost 151.1 on the northbound side between Dumfries and Triangle around 3:30 a.m., when a GMC pickup truck and Kia SUV collided, police said. The GMC overturned as a result of the crash, and a passenger was ejected. The passenger died at the scene. As of 5:50 a.m., the north left shoulder, left lane, center lane, and right lane were closed. Traffic backups were approximately 4 miles. Virginia State Police were investigating.
Traffic
Pedestrian Struck By Tractor Trailer On I-95 In Virginia (
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A pedestrian was hospitalized in serious condition after being struck by a tractor trailer on Interstate 95 in Virginia Monday morning, April 1, police said. The victim was a driver who had been standing outside of their disabled vehicle around 8:45 a.m. on the southbound side, Virginia State Police said. According to the VDOT, the crash happened in Triangle. Backups were approximately 10 miles long. The striking vehicle remained on scene while the victim was taken to Mary Washington Hospital, and later flown to the VCU Medical Center in Richmond.
Police & Fire
DUI Driver Injures Firefighters At I-95 Crash Scene In Virginia: Police
A 25-year-old man was charged with DUI in a crash involving a fire engine on I-95 in Northern Virginia, police said. Juan Sara Cruz, 25, was operating a 2019 GMC pickup when he changed lanes and struck the drivers side of a Chesterfield fire engine in the southbound lanes at Willis Road, Virginia State Police said. The engine was on scene of another crash on I-95 at Willis Road. The fire department had the right lane and right shoulder closed, and their lights were activated. After hitting the firetruck, Cruz then overcorrected and struck another vehicle. Two firemen were inside the truck…
News
Rebuild Of Baltimore Bridge Will Be Federally-Funded, Biden Says Amid Search For 6 Workers
President Joe Biden has vowed to "move heaven and earth" to assist the people of Maryland following the collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore on Tuesday morning. Shockwaves were sent across the country on Tuesday, March 26, when America awoke to the news that the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore had collapsed, and was deemed a mass casualty event. NTSBgov Biden told Maryland Gov. Wes Moore that he and the federal government "will move heaven and earth to reopen the port and reopen the bridge as soon as possible." The rebuild is expected to be a "multi-year effort," t…
Police & Fire
I-95 Road Rage Driver Pulls Gun, Throws Object At Victim In Northern Virginia: Police
A 36-year-old Virginia driver has been arrested in a road rage incident on I-95 this week. Helmi Barhoumi, of Annandale, was in the left shoulder and trying to pass another vehicle near mile marker 142 on Wednesday, March 20 when trouble began around 7:15 p.m., the Stafford County Sheriff's Office said. After exchanging obscenities, Barhoumi threw something at the victim’s vehicle and pulled out a firearm, the sheriff's office said in a release. Deputies were able to find and stop Barhoumi's car, before charging him with brandishing a firearm, destruction of property, and maliciously…
Police & Fire
Fleeing Minivan Driver Hits 3 Cars, Overturns On I-95 In Fairfax: Police
A fleeing 18-year-old driver caused a three-vehicle crash on I-95 in Fairfax County, police said. Everett T. Smith, of Springfield, was speeding westbound on the Beltway approaching I-95 south when a Virginia State trooper tried to stop him around 11:20 p.m. Thursday, March 14, state police said. Smith, in a grey Honda Odyssey, refused to stop, and a pursuit was initiated, police said. During the pursuit, the Odyssey struck a vehicle near the exit for Route 1 and continued to drive on. The pursuit continued until the suspect vehicle struck a Toyota 4-Runner and a tractor trailer near the e…
Police & Fire
Wanted Woman Leads I-95 Pursuit Through Stafford: Sheriff
A wanted woman who led deputies on a pursuit through Stafford has found herself in the regional jail. Deputy F.C. O’Neill spotted a vehicle whose owner, Tifini Garrison, 32, was was wanted out of Stafford County for a felony violation of a court order near the Red Roof Inn on Warrenton Road Monday, March 11 around 9:15 a.m., County Sheriff David Decatur said. O’Neill followed the car as it entered onto northbound I-95 and activated his emergency equipment to conduct a traffic stop. The vehicle, instead of pulling over, gained speed and merged onto I-95 initiating a pursuit. As the sus…
Police & Fire
Man Who Terrorized Stafford Neighborhood With Chainsaw Tracked By Drones, K9s: Sheriff
Authorities have released the name of the chainsaw- and hammer-wielding man who led a pursuit involving drones and police K9s through Stafford County early this week. Trouble began for Devin Laws, 26, of Blackwater, around 6:50 a.m. Monday, March 4 along Musselman Road, when he approached a woman holding a hammer in one hand and chainsaw in the other, the county sheriff said. Laws brought the hammer up in a motion to swing it toward the car window, police said. The driver remained composed and drove away. As deputies arrived and began the search for the suspect, they were flagged down by a…
Police & Fire
4th DUI For Pickup Driver With Revoked License Making Illegal U-Turn In Stafford: Sheriff
A 47-year-old Virginia man was arrested for driving drunk for the fourth time, police said. Jonathan McCarroll was spotted by a Stafford County Sheriff's sergeant heading east on the divergent diamond on Courthouse Road just before 3 p.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 27, the sheriff's office said. McCarroll was in a pickup truck trying to make illegal turn in onto I-95 south, authorities said. "Having witnessed the driver commit a clear traffic violation despite the clearly labeled no turn sign, [the sergeant] initiated a traffic stop," police said. McCarroll immediately placed h…
Police & Fire
Weekend Warriors: These Drivers Led Police Pursuits Through Stafford Hours Apart, Sheriff Says
Two drivers have been arrested after leading police pursuits through Stafford over the weekend, police said. The first began around 1:10 a.m. Sunday, Feb. 19, and involved a Maryland man named Timothy Clark, 56, was wanted out of Stafford, Prince William, and Fredericksburg, the Stafford County Sheriff's Office said in a release. The incident involving Clark began when Deputy E.T. Osborn responded to Wawa, located at 9 South Gateway Drive, for a larceny. Staff said a man, later identified as Clark, stole a crate of Marlboro cigarettes. The grand total of stolen merchandise …
Police & Fire
Angry Florida Woman Arrested After Speeding Away From Traffic Stop In Virginia, Sheriff Says
A Florida woman's trip to Virginia may be lasting longer than expected after she was apprehended in Stafford County for speeding away from a traffic stop, a spokesperson from the sheriff's office says. Joahnna Contreras was both fast and furious after she was stopped earlier this week making an illegal U-turn at the intersection of Garrisonville Road and Richmond Highway, leading to a strange series of events that resulted in her arrest. According to the Stafford County Sheriff's Office, the 34-year-old Lauderhill, Florida resident was displeased about being pulled over, and "was immediatel…
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