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Troubling Video Shows Trooper Slammed To Ground In Double DUI Crash On I-495 Troubling Video Shows Trooper Slammed To Ground In Double DUI Crash On I-495
Troubling Video Shows Trooper Slammed To Ground In Double DUI Crash On I-495 Harrowing video shows the moment a Virginia State Trooper was slammed to the ground in a crash caused by two DUI drivers on I-495. Trooper C. Aziz is seen speaking to Erica D. Bernard, 43, of Albright, WV, who was stopped in the northbound lanes near Exit 52 in Fairfax County around 3 a.m. Tuesday, June 11, Virginia State Police said. Moments later, Joanna F. Hatch, 35, of Arlington, pulls up in a Jeep Cherokee and hits a tractor-trailer that had stopped due to the travel lane being closed by the sedan, State Police said. The impact of that crash caused the Jeep to spin around an…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Cops Identify DUI Drivers In Crash That Injured VSP Trooper On I-495 Cops Identify DUI Drivers In Crash That Injured VSP Trooper On I-495
Cops Identify DUI Drivers In Crash That Injured VSP Trooper On I-495 Virginia State Police have identified the two DUI drivers involved in a crash on I-495 that hospitalized a trooper. The trooper was dispatched to a sedan in a northbound lane around 3 a.m. to help a sedan that had stopped near Exit 52 in Fairfax County, a spokesperson for the VSP said. The sedan's driver, Erica D. Bernard, 43, of Albright, WV, was still in the vehicle and was refusing to cooperate with the trooper to exit the vehicle or move the vehicle to a safer location on the shoulder, police said.  While the trooper was working to engage the individual, a Jeep Cherokee …

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by Cecilia Levine
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Trooper Struck In Chain Reaction Crash On I-495 Involving 2 DUI Drivers, Police Say Trooper Struck In Chain Reaction Crash On I-495 Involving 2 DUI Drivers, Police Say
Trooper Struck In Chain Reaction Crash On I-495 Involving 2 DUI Drivers, Police Say A Virginia State Police trooper was hospitalized after being struck in a chain reaction crash on I-495 caused by a two DUI drivers, authorities said. The trooper was dispatched to a sedan in a northbound lane around 3 a.m. to help a sedan that had stopped near Exit 52 in Fairfax County, a spokesperson for the VSP said. The sedan's driver was still in the vehicle and was refusing to cooperate with the trooper to exit the vehicle or move the vehicle to a safer location on the shoulder. While the trooper was working to engage the individual, a Jeep Cherokee struck a tractor-trailer that h…

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by Cecilia Levine
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12-Year-Old Driver Sends Car Off I-495 In Fairfax County: State Police 12-Year-Old Driver Sends Car Off I-495 In Fairfax County: State Police
Child Crashes Car On I-495 A 12-year-old driver was hospitalized after sending a vehicle off the side of I-495 in Fairfax County early Monday, May 13, authorities said. The child was heading south in the express lanes near Gallows Road near Merrifield when they ran off the road and came to rest on the shoulder around 5:05 a.m., Virginia State Police said. The out-of-state tween suffered minor injuries and was taken to Fairfax Inova Hospital for treatment. State police were able to make contact with the juvenile's parents. No charges were placed. Heavy backups were reported following the incident.

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by Cecilia Levine
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Trooper Struck, Launched Into Traffic By 24-Year-Old Reckless Driver In Fairfax County: VSP Trooper Struck, Launched Into Traffic By 24-Year-Old Reckless Driver In Fairfax County: VSP
Trooper Struck, Launched Into Traffic By 24-Year-Old Reckless Driver In Fairfax County: VSP A 24-year-old Prince William County woman is facing charges for hitting a Virginia State Police vehicle on Route 66 that in turn struck the trooper, launching him into the roadway, authorities said. Khadija F. Sayyid, of Bristow, was behind the wheel of a Chevrolet Camaro when she struck the troop car that was in the shoulder of Route 66 near mile marker 50 around 4 p.m. in Fairfax County Monday, May 15, VSP said. The trooper, who was walking back to his vehicle after a traffic stop for speeding, was struck by the vehicle on impact and launched into the right, eastbound lane of travel. …

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by Cecilia Levine