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Speeding Driver Charged In Crash That Killed 27-Year-Old Engineer In Fairfax County Speeding Driver Charged In Crash That Killed 27-Year-Old Engineer In Fairfax County
Speeding Driver Charged In Crash That Killed 27-Year-Old Engineer In Fairfax County Charges have been filed against a 53-year-old driver who was speeding before a crash that killed a 27-year-old motorcyclist in Fairfax County, police said. Gael Cruchet, 53, of Ashburn was driving the 2016 Acura TLX well above the posted speed limit when they struck Zafeer Piracha, of Lorton, on Rt. 28 in Centreville on Friday, Nov. 27, police said. Piracha was ejected from the bike and pronounced dead at the scene. Cruchet was taken to a local hospital with injuries considered not life-threatening, and on Friday, Dec. 15, was served a summons releasable charge for reckless driving – speed…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Motorcyclist, 27, Killed In Fairfax County Crash Just Started New Job As Engineer Motorcyclist, 27, Killed In Fairfax County Crash Just Started New Job As Engineer
Motorcyclist, 27, Killed In Fairfax County Crash Just Started New Job As Engineer A 27-year-old motorcyclist died in a crash on Rt. 28 Friday night, Nov. 17, police said. Zafeer Piracha, of Lorton was heading north on the roadway on a Kawasaki when he was struck by a 2016 Acura TLX, also heading north, at Westfields Boulevard in Centreville around 9 p.m., Fairfax County police said. Piracha was ejected from the bike and pronounced dead at the scene. The Acura driver was taken to a local hospital with injuries considered not life-threatening. Detectives continue to investigate whether speed and/or alcohol were factors in the crash. Pirarcha's LinkedIn page shows he…

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by Cecilia Levine