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Distracted Mercedes Van Driver Cited For Fatally Striking Pedestrian In Manassas: Police Distracted Mercedes Van Driver Cited For Fatally Striking Pedestrian In Manassas: Police
Distracted Mercedes Van Driver Cited For Fatally Striking Pedestrian In Manassas: Police A distracted driver is to blame for the death of a 90-year-old man who died this week after being struck by a Mercedes-Benz van in Prince William County, according to police. Manassas resident Russell Anthony Carolla was charged with careless driving in connection to the fatal strike of Gary Paul Wilson while he was walking in the shoulder of a local roadway on Monday afternoon. According to the Prince William County Police Department, Wilson was walking in the 10100 block of Lake Jackson Drive in Manassas at around 4:20 p.m. on Nov. 4 when he was struck by a 2021 Mercedes-Benz Sprinter van…

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by Zak Failla
Traffic
Pedestrian Walking Along Shoulder In Manassas Fatally Struck By Mercedes Van, Police Say Pedestrian Walking Along Shoulder In Manassas Fatally Struck By Mercedes Van, Police Say
Pedestrian Walking Along Shoulder In Manassas Fatally Struck By Mercedes Van, Police Say A 90-year-old man died at an area hospital overnight after being struck by a Mercedes-Benz van in Prince William County, police say. Manassas resident Gary Paul Wilson has been identified by police as the pedestrian who was struck while walking in the shoulder of a local roadway on Monday afternoon. According to the Prince William County Police Department, Wilson was walking in the 10100 block of Lake Jackson Drive in Manassas at around 4:20 p.m. on Nov. 4 when he was struck by a 2021 Mercedes-Benz Sprinter van that was heading east on the roadway. Police noted that the area where Wilson w…

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by Zak Failla
Obituaries
Dad Tommy Alvarado Killed In Virginia Crash Was Planning Wedding With Fiancé, Loved Ones Say Dad Tommy Alvarado Killed In Virginia Crash Was Planning Wedding With Fiancé, Loved Ones Say
Dad Tommy Alvarado Killed In Virginia Crash Was Planning Wedding With Fiancé, Loved Ones Say Support is surging for the family of Tommy Alvarado, a 22-year-old driver killed in a Virginia crash earlier this month. Tommy died after losing control of his vehicle on Lake Jackson Drive in Manassas on Oct. 15, police previously said. He leaves behind his fiancé, Linda Tran, and two children, Mila Ana Alvarado and Matias Alexys Alvarado, who according to his obituary were "the light of his life." Tommy's obituary says he and Linda were set to marry in July 2024. "He was the above average father, going out of his way to make his babies laugh," his obituary says. "Despite the sleepless n…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Speed, Impairment Factors In Crash That Killed 22-Year-Old Driver In Manassas: Cops Speed, Impairment Factors In Crash That Killed 22-Year-Old Driver In Manassas: Cops
Speed, Impairment Factors In Crash That Killed 22-Year-Old Driver In Manassas: Cops Police have identified the 22-year-old driver killed in a weekend Prince William County crash. Tommy Alexys Alvarado heading north on Lake Jackson Drive in Manassas at a high rate of speed in a 2005 Honda Civic when he lost control and left the roadway just before 5 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 15, county police said. Alvarado's vehicle struck a tree at Blandsford Drive and he was pronounced dead at the scene, police said. No other occupants were in the vehicle. Speed and impairment appear to be factors in the collision, PWC police said. Crash investigators are asking anyone who may have witnessed…

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by Cecilia Levine