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Police ID 19-Year-Old Killed In Valentine's Day Fairfax County Dump Truck Crash Police ID 19-Year-Old Killed In Valentine's Day Fairfax County Dump Truck Crash
Police ID 19-Year-Old Killed In Valentine's Day Fairfax County Dump Truck Crash Police have identified the victim of a Valentine's Day dump truck crash in Fairfax County as a 19-year-old man. Jason Emeric Brunsman, of Occoquan, rear-ended a roll back dumpster Wednesday, Feb. 14 at approximately 6:25 a.m. on Richmond Highway at Giles Run Road in Lorton, county police said. Brunsman was heading south in a Ford Transit Van when the dumpster truck was stopped in the southbound left lane, waiting to turn left onto Giles Run Road, police said.  Brunsman was pronounced dead at the scene andtThe driver of the roll back dumpster truck was uninjured. Prelim…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Source Of Smoke Billowing Across Fairfax County Identified By Firefighters Source Of Smoke Billowing Across Fairfax County Identified By Firefighters
Source Of Smoke Billowing Across Fairfax County Identified By Firefighters If you saw smoke billowing across Fairfax County overnight, you weren't alone. A massive landfill fire raged for hours, with firefighters at the scene as early as 3 a.m. Tuesday, June 6. The blaze broke out at a landfill in the 9900 block of Richmond Highway in Lorton, and smoke was seen over Route 1 and I-95, fire officials said. Things were under control as of around 6 a.m., the county's fire and rescue department said. UPDATE 9900 blk Richmond Hwy: #FCFRD units remain on scene of a large outside fire. The fire is contained. No reported injuries. Smoke is visible in the area, includ…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Motorcyclist, 22, Killed In VA Crash Was 'Nothing Shy Of Amazing,' Loved Ones Say Motorcyclist, 22, Killed In VA Crash Was 'Nothing Shy Of Amazing,' Loved Ones Say
Motorcyclist, 22, Killed In VA Crash Was 'Nothing Shy Of Amazing,' Loved Ones Say Shock and sadness spread following the death of a 22-year-old motorcyclist in a Fairfax County crash Saturday evening, May 6. Carrington Fitzgerald was heading south on Richmond Highway while a Honda Accord driver was stopped in the left turn lane at Burnch Crest Way in Lorton, attempting to make a U-turn around 5:10 p.m., Fairfax County police said. As the driver attempted to make a U-turn to go southbound on Richmond Highway, the motorcycle collided with the vehicle, and Fitzgerald was ejected from his 2009 Kawasaki.  He was pronounced dead at the scene while the driver of the Accord wa…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Fatal Single-Car Crash In Lorton Did Involve Speeding, Alcohol: Police Fatal Single-Car Crash In Lorton Did Involve Speeding, Alcohol: Police
Fatal Single-Car Crash In Lorton Did Involve Speeding, Alcohol: Police A 24-year-old died from injuries sustained in a single-car crash in Lorton, police said.On July 16, Santos Casco Sierra of Maryland as driving on Richmond Highway near Woodside Lane at around 5:15 a.m., when he drove into a tree and the vehicle set on fire, according to the Fairfax County Police Department. Casco Sierra was the only occupant of his 2010 Ford Fusion and after being treated for life threatening injuries, he succumbed to his injuries, officials said.  After further investigation into the crash, law enforcement concluded that speed and alcohol were factors in this incident…

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by AJ Goldbloom