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Crash Caused By 'Reckless' Driver In Spotsy Leaves Family Breadwinner Fighting For Life Crash Caused By 'Reckless' Driver In Spotsy Leaves Family Breadwinner Fighting For Life
Support Swells For Frank Tandoh Following Spotsy Crash The Dumfries man recently critically injured by a "reckless" teen driver in Spotsylvania is fighting for his life after being airlifted to the hospital, according to his family. Police say that Stafford resident Ashton Faircloth was driving a 1997 Lexus ES300 south on I-95 when he swerved to avoid slower moving traffic, losing control, and striking a Kensworth tractor-trailer being driven by Frank Tandoh, 43, of Dumfries.  The crash was reported shortly before 6:30 p.m. on Thursday, Jan. 9 on I-95 while Tandoh was on the job. Tandoh was airlifted to VCU Health, where he has been …

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by Zak Failla
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Tractor Trailer Driver Struck, Killed On I-81, Police Seeking Info Tractor Trailer Driver Struck, Killed On I-81, Police Seeking Info
Tractor Trailer Driver Struck, Killed On I-81, Police Seeking Info Police in Virginia are seeking the public's help with the investigation of a hit-and-run crash that killed a tractor trailer driver in the roadway of I-81. James W. Carr, Jr., 64, of Alton, NH, was struck by a northbound vehicle sometime between 5 a.m. and 8:12 a.m. on Saturday, March 23 on the highway stretch in Shenandoah County, Virginia State Police said. The hit-and-run vehicle did not stop, and could possibly have front end-damage from the crash near the 296-mile marker, police said. Carr's remains were transported to the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner in Manassas for an examin…

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by Cecilia Levine