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Lane Closures On I-495 Tie Up Traffic For Miles In Virginia: DOT Lane Closures On I-495 Tie Up Traffic For Miles In Virginia: DOT
Lane Closures On I-495 Tie Up Traffic For Miles In Virginia: DOT The afternoon commute may be a rough one for some travelers in Virginia on Tuesday due to police activity on I-495 in Fairfax County, according to the Department of Transportation. Traffic was backed up at least four miles in McLean as of 4 p.m. on Tuesday afternoon due to an incident that left all northern lanes closed on Dec. 19. #McLean: all NB I-495 lanes at GW Pkwy closed due to police activity. Delays are approximately 4 miles. #VaTraffic #DMVTraffic pic.twitter.com/05lDjfb8jT — VDOT Northern VA (@VaDOTNOVA) December 19, 2023 The nature of the "police activity" was not released b…

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by Zak Failla
Traffic
Multi-Vehicle Crash Backs Up Traffic For Miles In Virginia On Monday: DOT Multi-Vehicle Crash Backs Up Traffic For Miles In Virginia On Monday: DOT
Multi-Vehicle Crash Backs Up Traffic For Miles In Virginia On Monday: DOT Traffic was tied up on the Capital Beltway in Fairfax County on Monday after an early morning crash.  Some lanes were closed on Monday, Sept. 25 on I-495 in Virginia where a crash caused traffic to bottle up, with heavy delays for motorists navigating their way through the area during the Monday commute.  According to the Virginia Department of Transportation, the vehicle crash was reported at around 10:35 a.m. on Monday near the 45.5 mile marker.  Motorists can expect delays, as traffic is backed up approximately two miles, officials said, leaving the left lane closed in th…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Woman Abducted By Her Child's Father Killed In Police Shootout On VA Highway Woman Abducted By Her Child's Father Killed In Police Shootout On VA Highway
Woman Abducted By Her Child's Father Killed In Police Shootout On VA Highway An abduction in upstate New York ended in tragedy several states away when the victim, taken taken by the father of her child on her 34th birthday, was killed in a shootout with state police in Virginia hours later. Tatiana David, of Ithaca, NY, was reportedly abducted by Richmond resident Michael C. Davis, 34, shortly before 7:30 a.m. on Wednesday, April 5, when he forced her into a white SUV, prompting New York State Police investigators to issue a statewide alert. ABDUCTED ADULT ALERT: Tatiana David, 34, was last seen on West Hill Circle in the city of Ithaca, Tompkins Co. at 7:20 AM…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
This Maserati Does 185: Driver In Stolen Car Killed In I-495 Crash, State Police This Maserati Does 185: Driver In Stolen Car Killed In I-495 Crash, State Police
This Maserati Does 185: Driver In Stolen Car Killed In I-495 Crash, State Police Virginia State Police are attempting to identify the driver of a stolen Maserati taken out of Maryland who was killed after crashing into a wall while driving the wrong way on I-495 in Fairfax County. Investigators were called at approximately 4:30 a.m. on Friday, Feb. 24, to investigate a crash that was reported in the I-495 Express Lanes at Exit 49 heading toward I-66. Police say that a black Maserati Quattroporte was traveling in the opposite lane of traffic at an excessive rate of speed when it struck a cement wall head-on, causing the luxury vehicle to catch fire. The driver - who has…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Stolen Tractor-Trailer Ties Up Traffic Along Stretch Of I-495 In VA; Driver In Custody: Police Stolen Tractor-Trailer Ties Up Traffic Along Stretch Of I-495 In VA; Driver In Custody: Police
Stolen Tractor-Trailer Ties Up Traffic Along Stretch Of I-495 In VA; Driver In Custody: Police A strange scenario led to traffic getting tied up along a stretch of I-495 in Fairfax County when police tracked down a tractor-trailer that had been reported stolen. Shortly after 5 p.m. on Monday, Jan. 9, officers from the Fairfax County Police Department’s Auto Crimes Enforcement Unit conducted a traffic stop on a stolen tractor-trailer on the interstate near Braddock Road, officials said. The driver - whose name has not been released - was taken into custody without incident, though several lanes on I-495 were closed temporarily as detectives investigated at the scene. At approximatel…

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by Zak Failla
Obituaries
PA Wegmans Driver Dies In Virginia Crash On I-495 PA Wegmans Driver Dies In Virginia Crash On I-495
PA Wegmans Driver Dies In Virginia Crash On I-495 A 41-year-old tractor trailer driver from Pennsylvania was killed in a crash on I-495 in Virginia, authorities said. Richard F. Alburger, of Summit Hill, was heading north when he tried to change lanes in a 219 Freightliner apparently for Wegmans, north of Braddock Road around 7:50 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 30 in Fairfax County, Virginia State Police said. As it did so, it struck a 1985 Buick Century. Due to the impact of the crash, the Buick spun and struck the bollards and jersey wall on the left side of the road. Alburger got out of the vehicle and was crossing the travel lane when he wa…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
New Details Released, Suspect Vehicle ID'd After I-495 Shooting In Virginia New Details Released, Suspect Vehicle ID'd After I-495 Shooting In Virginia
New Details Released, Suspect Vehicle ID'd After I-495 Shooting In Virginia The Virginia State Police Bureau of Criminal Investigation has identified and is now looking to locate the suspect vehicle (pictured above) involved in last week's shooting incident on I-495 in Fairfax County. According to investigators, the suspect vehicle is a blue, two-door 2010 Honda Civic with Virginia license plate: TWW 9398. The incident began at approximately 4:50 a.m. on Thursday, Aug. 25, when state police were notified by a motorist advising that his vehicle was shot by the driver of a blue Honda as they were both traveling north on I-495 near Exit 52B for Route 236/Little River …

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
MD Gunman Fired At Sanitation Worker, Police During Multi-State Pursuit: Authorities (UPDATE) MD Gunman Fired At Sanitation Worker, Police During Multi-State Pursuit: Authorities (UPDATE)
MD Gunman Fired At Sanitation Worker, Police During Multi-State Pursuit: Authorities (Update) A 26-year-old Maryland man was arrested for leading a police pursuit across state lines into Virginia on July 4, authorities announced. Frederick Njihia fired a gun multiple times at a Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission worker and a man standing next to his truck around 9:50 a.m., bringing police to the 11300 block of Hawks Ridge Terrace in Germantown, Montgomery County police said. No one was injured. A description of Nijhia's Honda Civic was broadcast. A MoCo officer spotted his car, but Nijhia shot the front tire, flattening it, police said. Police pursued the gunman's onto I-270 …

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Truck Barrels Into 2 Men In Fatal Late Night Highway Crash In Fairfax County: Police Truck Barrels Into 2 Men In Fatal Late Night Highway Crash In Fairfax County: Police
Truck Barrels Into 2 Men In Fatal Late Night Highway Crash In Fairfax County: Police Two people were killed in a late night highway car crash in Fairfax County, authorities said. Police responded to the crash in the westbound lanes of I-495 near Exit 176 just after 11 p.m. on Thursday, May 12, Virginia State Police said.  Initial investigation showed that a male driver and driver got out of their Toyota Corolla that had stopped in the center of the lane.  Soon after, a Ford Ranger struck the vehicle and two males, according to police. Another vehicle struck one of the males later on as well.  Both men were pronounced dead at the scene. Their bodies were tak…

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by David Cifarelli