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Stretch Of I-495 Shut Down Due To Tractor-Trailer Fire In Virginia (DEVELOPING) Stretch Of I-495 Shut Down Due To Tractor-Trailer Fire In Virginia (DEVELOPING)
Stretch Of I-495 Shut Down Due To Tractor-Trailer Fire In Virginia (Developing) A tractor-trailer fire shut down all traffic on I-495 on Tuesday night in Fairfax County, officials confirmed. First responders were called before 7 p.m. on Dec. 3 to a stretch of the northbound lanes of the interstate under the eastbound lanes of Leesburg Pike, where there was a truck fire that was fully involved. Northbound traffic on I-495 was shut down on Tuesday night in Fairfax County. Virginia DOT Crews were able to contain the fire to the cab, according to a Fairfax County Fire and Rescue Department spokesperson, though traffic was shut down while firefighters worked at the …

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Arlington Driver, 23, Gets Manslaughter For Deadly Bailey's Crossroads Crash Arlington Driver, 23, Gets Manslaughter For Deadly Bailey's Crossroads Crash
Arlington Driver, 23, Gets Manslaughter For Deadly Bailey's Crossroads Crash A 23-year-old man has been charged with manslaughter in a deadly crash that happened last year in Fairfax County, police announced. Isai Jimenez Paz, of Arlington, was driving a Toyota GR86 at a high speed westbound on Leesburg Pike in Bailey's Crossroads around 7 p.m. on Feb. 16, Fairfax County police said. Another vehicle, a Toyota Corolla, tried turn left onto a service road near South Jefferson Street from the eastbound lane of Leesburg Pike it was struck by Paz, police said. Each vehicle had two occupants: All four were taken to nearby hospitals for medical attention, and on Feb. 21, …

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Driver Charged For Virginia Crash That Killed 19-Year-Old Motorcyclist: Police Driver Charged For Virginia Crash That Killed 19-Year-Old Motorcyclist: Police
Driver Charged For Virginia Crash That Killed 19-Year-Old Motorcyclist: Police The driver responsible for causing a fatal crash that took the life of a beloved 19-year-old man riding his motorcycle in Fairfax County has been charged, according to police. Falls Church resident Jose Rigoberto Alvarenga Machado, 35, was arrested and charged in connection to the March crash in Bailey's Crossroads that resulted in the death of Alejandro Portillo.  Police say that at around 11:10 p.m. on Sunday, March 10, Portillo was riding his Yamaha motorcycle east on Leesburg Pike while Alvarenga Machado attempted to make a left turn in the area onto Glen Carlyn Drive, at which poi…

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Motorcyclist, 19, Killed In Fairfax County Crash Motorcyclist, 19, Killed In Fairfax County Crash
Motorcyclist, 19, Killed In Fairfax County Crash A 19-year-old motorcyclist from Arlington was killed in a Fairfax County crash, police said. Alejandro Portillo was heading east on Leesburg Pike in the left through-lane when he collided with an Acura heading west, trying to turn onto Glen Carlyn Drive around 110:10 p.m., authorities said. Portillo was hospitalized where he was pronounced dead. The driver of the Acura remained on scene and was uninjured.  Detectives would like to speak to anyone who may have information in the crash: 703-280-0543. 

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Couple Killed In Fairfax Crash Involving Speed, Alcohol: Police Couple Killed In Fairfax Crash Involving Speed, Alcohol: Police
Couple Killed In Fairfax Crash Involving Speed, Alcohol: Police A couple from Prince William County was killed in an early morning crash in Fairfax County on Friday, Oct. 7, police said. At around 4 a.m., 51-year-old Lori Byars, the driver of a Mercedes, and 59-year-old David Turch, the passenger, were heading east on Leesburg Pike, when their car veered off the road, according to the Fairfax County Police Department. The car slammed into a light pole and then hit a traffic sign, before coming to a complete stop, officials reported. When officers arrived at the scene, both Byars and Turch were pronounced dead, authorities said. Police reported that sp…

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