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Reston Woman, 26, Killed By Car On Leesburg Pike Was 'Hard Worker With Great Dreams' Reston Woman, 26, Killed By Car On Leesburg Pike Was 'Hard Worker With Great Dreams'
Reston Woman, 26, Killed By Car On Leesburg Pike Was 'Hard Worker With Great Dreams' Support is on the rise for the family of a 26-year-old Reston woman struck and killed by a vehicle on Leesburg Pike earlier this month. Giomarie Davila-Ocasio walked into the westbound lanes of the roadway when she was struck by a 2016 Ford Explorer around 3:45 a.m. on Saturday, July 20 in Great Falls, Fairfax County police said. The driver of the vehicle initially left the scene but returned shortly after and Davila-Ocasio was pronounced dead at the scene. Detectives believe that alcohol was a factor in the crash for Davila-Ocasio, and alcohol does not appear to be a factor for the d…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Police In Fairfax ID Woman Killed In County's 15th Fatal Crash Of 2022 Police In Fairfax ID Woman Killed In County's 15th Fatal Crash Of 2022
Police In Fairfax ID Woman Killed In County's 15th Fatal Crash Of 2022 A 76-year-old woman was pronounced dead in a Virginia hospital following an overnight crash in Fairfax County. Alexandria resident Ruth Feth was struck by a Volkswagen Golf shortly before 9 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 2 while attempting to navigate a turn from Blu Steel Way onto southbound Ox Road. The initial investigation determined that Feth was driving a 2013 Toyota Camry when she attempted to turn left onto Ox Road when she was struck by the driver of the Volkswagen who was traveling north on the roadway. Feth was taken to a nearby hospital with life-threatening injuries, and she was pro…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Metropolitan Police Officer Hit By Car While Carrying Groceries Admitted To ICU Metropolitan Police Officer Hit By Car While Carrying Groceries Admitted To ICU
Metropolitan Police Officer Hit By Car While Carrying Groceries Admitted To ICU A 23-year veteran of the Metropolitan Police Department is in critical but stable condition after being hit by a car after grocery shopping in Bowie, authorities say. The off-duty officer was walking out of the Shoppers grocery store in the 10500 block of Martin Luther King Jr. Highway around 10:40 a.m., when he was struck by the vehicle, according to Prince George's County police. The driver of the suspect vehicle was located and is said to be cooperating with investigators as they try to determine was led to the collision. Today’s press conference with Chief Aziz and D.C Chief Conte…

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by Annie DeVoe
Police & Fire
54-Year-Old Woman Killed In Fairfax County Crash: Police 54-Year-Old Woman Killed In Fairfax County Crash: Police
54-Year-Old Woman Killed In Fairfax County Crash: Police Police say alcohol and speed were likely factors in an early morning wreck in Falls Church that killed a 54-year-old woman and sent two others to the hospital.  The wreck happened after 2 a.m. on Wednesday, May 25, when a Honda Accord T-boned a Jetta waiting to make a left onto Skyline Plaza from S. George Mason Drive, Fairfax County police said in a news release.  Gladis Suyapa Deras, 54, of Falls Church, who was a passenger in the Jetta, died at the scene. Responders rushed the driver to the hospital, but his injuries were not considered life threatening.  The dr…

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by Josh Lanier
Police & Fire
DC Pedestrian, 66, Struck And Killed: Police DC Pedestrian, 66, Struck And Killed: Police
DC Pedestrian, 66, Struck And Killed: Police A 66-year-old man has died following a pedestrian-involved crash in Washington DC, authorities said.  Clinton Covington, of Northwest, DC, was struck while crossing the street in the 5300 block of Connecticut Avenue, Northeast, around 9:48 p.m. on Sunday, May 8, Metropolitan Police said. He was later pronounced dead at a local hospital. Initial investigation showed that a Toyota Prius was traveling southbound when the vehicle hit Covington, police said. MPD confirmed to Daily Voice the driver stayed at the scene of the crash. The crash remains under investigation. Anyone with in…

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by David Cifarelli