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Speeding Driver Convicted Of Striking Motorcyclist At 100 MPH, Resulting In Amputation: DOJ
A federal jury has convicted a speeding driver on multiple charges after he struck a motorcyclist at more than 100 mph in Virginia, resulting in an amputation for a 20-year-old man.
Menyelek M. Maynard, 26, was found guilty of assault resulting in serious bodily injury, reckless driving, and speeding on Wednesday, Oct. 26, following a near-fatal crash on the George Washington Memorial Parkway.
On Friday, April 8, Maynard was driving his white Toyota Camry on the parkway at more than 100 mph in a posted 45 mph zone when he struck his victim, who prosecutors only identified as “J.V.,” sending…
Pedestrian From Maryland Killed In Fairfax County Three-Car Collision
A 62-year-old man from Maryland was killed while walking through a Fairfax parking lot, police said.
Sometime before 8:40 a.m. on August 18, two vehicles were traveling in the same lane on Wilson Boulevard, when they collided as they both attempted to change lanes, according to the Fairfax County Police Department.
This caused one of the cars to go off the road and into an adjacent parking lot, where the driver struck and killed the pedestrian, Albert Sweat, officials said.
After hitting Sweat, the car continued onto a median and hit another car, before stopping in a mulch bed, author…