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Pedestrian Critically Injured In 'Serious' Virginia Crash: Police (DEVELOPING) Pedestrian Critically Injured In 'Serious' Virginia Crash: Police (DEVELOPING)
Pedestrian Critically Injured In 'Serious' Virginia Crash: Police (Developing) One person suffered critical injuries in what police described as a "serious crash" in Leesburg on Friday morning. Shortly after 6:30 a.m. on Nov. 15, first responders were called to the area of Catoctin Circle SE and South King Street, where there were multiple reports of a pedestrian who was struck by a Ford pick-up truck. According to the Leesburg Police Department, upon arrival, officers provided aid until the pedestrian could be rushed to an area hospital with "critical injuries."  Officials noted that the driver remained at the scene and assisted with investigators. The crash i…
Woman Charged With Maiming While DUI After Striking Pedestrian In Manassas, Police Say Woman Charged With Maiming While DUI After Striking Pedestrian In Manassas, Police Say
Marta Alicia Molina Morales Charged With Maiming While DUI A pedestrian suffered serious injuries over the weekend after being struck by an allegedly intoxicated driver in Prince William County who was arrested on Monday for maiming him, officials say. Manassas resident Marta Alicia Molina Morales, 31, is facing a pair of charges following a crash reported early on Sunday morning that left a 26-year-old man injured. Officers were called shortly after 1:30 a.m. on Oct. 6 to the 9500 block of Lomond Drive in Manassas to investigate a crash, according to a spokesperson from the Prince William County Police Department. Investigators say that …
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…
DUI Teen Driver Arrested In Fatal Pedestrian Crash, Fairfax County Police Say DUI Teen Driver Arrested In Fatal Pedestrian Crash, Fairfax County Police Say
DUI Teen Driver Arrested In Fatal Pedestrian Crash, Fairfax County Police Say A DUI teenage driver has been charged in a Fairfax County crash that killed a 35-year-old pedestrian this weekend, authorities said. The 17-year-old driver of a 2017 Jeep Cherokee was heading east on Lorton Road near Timarand Drive in Lortin, when he struck Jamar Caper, 35, of Alexandria, who was trying to cross Lorton Road around 10:35 p.m. Saturday, July 20, county police said. Caper was hospitalized where he was pronounced dead.  The teen driver, meanwhile, remained at the scene and was arrested for DUI, police said. The driver was taken to the Fairfax County Juvenile Detentio…
Police ID Pedestrian Fatally Struck In Prince William County Police ID Pedestrian Fatally Struck In Prince William County
Police ID Pedestrian Fatally Struck In Prince William County Police have identified the pedestrian fatally struck by a car in Prince William County Sunday evening, Feb. 11. Lon Thomas Osborn, 49, of no fixed address, was not in a crosswalk while trying to cross Prince William Parkway and Worth Avenue in Woodbridge around 7:30 p.m., county police said. He struck by a 23-year-old woman in a 2020 Hyundai Tucson heading east on the parkway, police said. Osborn, wearing dark clothing, was taken to an area hospital where he later died. The driver of the vehicle remained at the scene and was not injured.  Investigators determined neither speed n…
Pedestrian Dies At Hospital 10 Days After Being Struck By Driver In Virginia: Police Pedestrian Dies At Hospital 10 Days After Being Struck By Driver In Virginia: Police
Pedestrian Dies At Hospital 10 Days After Being Struck By Driver In Virginia: Police A 60-year-old man has died at the hospital more than a week after he was struck by a driver at a Prince William County intersection, police say. Muhammad Moinuddin Bhuiyan was hit by Toyota TC shortly after 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 12 in the area of Hoadly Road and Queen Chapel Drive in Woodbridge as he was crossing the road outside of the crosswalk. According to police, the 25-year-old driver was heading east on Hoadly Road as he approached the intersection and struck Bhuiyan, who was wearing dark clothing at the time. Bhuiyan was treated at the scene and taken to an area hospital …
Pedestrian Seriously Injured In Leesburg Crash, Witnesses Sought Pedestrian Seriously Injured In Leesburg Crash, Witnesses Sought
Pedestrian Seriously Injured In Leesburg Crash, Witnesses Sought Police in Loudoun County are looking to speak with anyone who witnessed a serious pedestrian crash Thanksgiving weekend. A man was struck by a vehicle around 530 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 25 near the Leesburg Public Safety Center, local police said. The pedestrian was crossing Plaza Street NE in a westbound direction in a marked crosswalk, police said. The driver remained on-scene and is cooperating with police.  The pedestrian was transported to an area hospital with serious but non-life-threatening injuries. One lane of Plaza Street NE remained closed for a few hours while officers …
Woman Dies After Being Assaulted, Hit By Car In Northwest DC, Police Say Woman Dies After Being Assaulted, Hit By Car In Northwest DC, Police Say
Woman Dies After Being Assaulted, Hit By Car In Northwest DC, Police Say The woman that was assaulted and hit by a car over the weekend in Northwest DC has died, according to the Metropolitan Police Department. Anee Roberson, 30, has been identified as the person who was hospitalized on Saturday, Oct. 14 after a violent assault and pedestrian strike.  According to police, at around 4:20 a.m. on Saturday morning, officers were flagged down in front of the 900 block of U Street, where Roberson was down in the middle of the roadway. Investigators say that the Northwest DC resident was assaulted by unknown suspects and was then struck by a passing car, which w…
Person Walking On Tracks Killed By Train In VA: Police (DEVELOPING) Person Walking On Tracks Killed By Train In VA: Police (DEVELOPING)
Person Walking On Tracks Killed By Train In VA: Police (Developing) A pedestrian was killed after being struck by a train in Prince William County, police say. On Saturday night, officers from the Prince William County Police Department were called to the Featherstone Road railroad crossing near Marseille Lane in Woodbridge, when a person was hit by a train while walking on the tracks. Investigators say that the train engineer sounded the horn to alert the pedestrian - who has not been named - but he continued to walk on the tracks until he was struck and killed. First responders were called to the scene, and the pedestrian was pronounced dead at the scene…
Woman Fatally Struck By Car In Fairfax County Woman Fatally Struck By Car In Fairfax County
Woman Fatally Struck By Car In Fairfax County A pedestrian was fatally struck by a car early Friday, Aug. 11 in Fairfax County. The adult woman was struck at Kirby Road and Old Dominion Drive in McLean.  The victim was pronounced dead at the scene, and the driver remained on scene.  Want breaking news in the DMV as it happens, or want to contribute? Join the DMV All Incidents Facebook group.
1 Dead, Several Hurt When Driver Hits Pedestrians At Georgetown Hospital: Report 1 Dead, Several Hurt When Driver Hits Pedestrians At Georgetown Hospital: Report
1 Dead, Several Hurt When Driver Hits Pedestrians At Georgetown Hospital: Report One person died and several others were injured when a driver struck a group of pedestrians outside Georgetown Hospital Thursday, July 20, NBC Washington reports. DC Fire and EMS personnel were called to the hospital's parking garage in the 3800 block of Reservoir Road NW at approximately 1 p.m.  Five people were treated at the hospital's Emergency Room, and the driver was evaluated for undisclosed injuries, officials said. According to NBC, an off-duty police officer and hospital workers treated the victims before emergency room personnel ran out with a stretcher. This is a dev…
Teens Airlifted After Being Struck By DUI Driver In Stafford: Authorities Teens Airlifted After Being Struck By DUI Driver In Stafford: Authorities
Teens Airlifted After Being Struck By DUI Driver In Stafford: Authorities UPDATE: A US Marine sergeant awarded the Purple Heart was charged in the Wednesday, May 31 crash, authorities said. A Stafford driver, later identified as Beth Abbott, was arrested after striking two teens with her vehicle in Aquia Harbour on Wednesday, May 31, authorities said. Deputies from the Stafford County Sheriff’s Office, and officers from the Aquia Harbour Police Department responded to the 2100 block of Aquia Drive for a report of juvenile pedestrians struck around 9:10 that night, the sheriff's office said.  Both 14-year-old pedestrians were airlifted to a nearby hospital t…
DUI Maryland Driver Kills California Pedestrian In Arlington: Police DUI Maryland Driver Kills California Pedestrian In Arlington: Police
DUI Maryland Driver Kills California Pedestrian In Arlington: Police A 38-year-old Maryland man was drunk when he struck and killed a 71-year-old woman crossing the street in Arlington, VA on Monday night, May 22, authorities said. Alvaro Alejandro Pacheco Ramos, of Columbia, struck Susan Hamlin, 71, of Aptos, CA, as she was crossing the 4800 block of King Street around 10:05 p.m., Arlington County police said. Hamlin was taken to the hospital, where she was pronounced dead. Ramos was charged with DUI/Involuntary Manslaughter. He is being held without bond in the Arlington County Detention Facility. This remains an active investigation and anyone with…
Pedestrian Fatally Struck By Car In Prince William County Pedestrian Fatally Struck By Car In Prince William County
Pedestrian Fatally Struck By Car In Prince William County A 38-year-old man was struck and killed by a vehicle Monday night, May 8 in Prince William County, authorities said. Abdul Bubu Kamara Jr., of Woodbridge, was crossing Potomac Shores Parkway near River Heritage Boulevard in Dumfries, when he was struck by a 29-year-old man in a 2010 Lexus R35, around 11:10 p.m., county police said. Fire and rescue personnel responded to the scene where Kamara was pronounced dead. The driver of the striking vehicle remained at the scene.  At the time of the crash, Kamara was wearing dark-colored clothing and not within a crosswalk, and the area of the …
First Fatal Pedestrian Strike Of 2023 Reported In Fairfax County, Police Say First Fatal Pedestrian Strike Of 2023 Reported In Fairfax County, Police Say
First Fatal Pedestrian Strike Of 2023 Reported In Fairfax County, Police Say Police in Fairfax County are reporting the first fatal pedestrian strike of the new year. Ana Julia Acosta De Ostorga, 58, of Falls Church, has been identified by police as the woman killed attempting to cross Wilson Boulevard in Seven Corners early on Friday, March 24. Detectives from the Fairfax County Police Department’s Crash Reconstruction Unit say that at approximately 6:20 a.m. on Friday morning, Acosta De Ostorga was attempting to cross Wilson Boulevard near John Marshall Drive near the pedestrian crossing when she was struck by a Honda Accord traveling west on the roadway. The i…
Man Killed By Car In VA After Intentionally Jumping Into Traffic, Police Say (DEVELOPING) Man Killed By Car In VA After Intentionally Jumping Into Traffic, Police Say (DEVELOPING)
Man Killed By Car In VA After Intentionally Jumping Into Traffic, Police Say (Developing) One person was killed in an apparent suicide after intentionally throwing himself in front of a moving vehicle in Virginia, police say. Officers from the Fairfax County Police Department responded to a stretch of Fairfax County Parkway near the intersection of Old Keene Mill Road, where there was a reported pedestrian strike in the area. According to police, it appears that the man intentionally jumped in front of a vehicle, leading to his death. The driver remained at the scene. Crash Reconstruction Unit is on scene at Fairfax County Pkwy & Old Keene Mill Rd for a fatal pedestrian…
Driver Struck, Killed By Cars, Tractor-Trailer During Argument Outside Vehicle On I-95: Police Driver Struck, Killed By Cars, Tractor-Trailer During Argument Outside Vehicle On I-95: Police
Driver Struck, Killed By Cars, Tractor-Trailer During Argument Outside Vehicle On I-95: Police A violent scene played out on I-95 in Maryland early on Sunday morning when a man attempting to assist a woman who wandered into the roadway during an argument on the side of the road was struck by multiple cars, state police announced. Howard County resident Ceaser Alfred Charles Burke, 23, of Columbia, was pronounced dead after being struck by three vehicles - two of which fled the area - while offering aid to a woman he had been talking with in the shoulder of the roadway, police say. Shortly before 10 a.m. on Sunday, Dec. 4, troopers from the Maryland State Police College Park Barrack r…
Pedestrian Hospitalized In Virginia With Serious Injuries After Being Struck By Driver Pedestrian Hospitalized In Virginia With Serious Injuries After Being Struck By Driver
Pedestrian Hospitalized In Virginia With Serious Injuries After Being Struck By Driver A pedestrian was hospitalized overnight after being struck by a driver while he attempted to cross a busy Virginia intersection in Leesburg. Shortly after 10:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 19, members of the Leesburg Police Department Traffic Management Unit were called to a stretch of Edwards Ferry Road NE near Heritage Way NE when a man was struck by a vehicle. The man - whose name has not been released by the police - suffered “serious injuries,” and was transported to INOVA Loudoun Hospital at the Lansdowne Campus, where he is reportedly in stable condition, a department spokesperson said …
Pedestrian Rushed To Virginia Hospital After Being Struck At Busy Intersection: Police Pedestrian Rushed To Virginia Hospital After Being Struck At Busy Intersection: Police
Pedestrian Rushed To Virginia Hospital After Being Struck At Busy Intersection: Police A pedestrian was hospitalized with life-threatening injuries in Virginia after being struck by a car near a busy Fairfax County intersection, according to police. Officers from the Fairfax County Police Department responded to a reported crash at approximately 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 18 at the intersection of Lee Masey Drive and Lorton Station Boulevard in Lorton. Police said that the pedestrian - whose name and age was not released by police - was transported to an area hospital with “injuries considered (to be) life-threatening.” Investigators noted that the driver involved in the c…
Pedestrian Killed Crossing Busy Virginia Intersection, Police Say Pedestrian Killed Crossing Busy Virginia Intersection, Police Say
Pedestrian Killed Crossing Busy Virginia Intersection, Police Say Police say that a 63-year-old pedestrian was killed on Sunday morning crossing a road in Fairfax County. Fairfax resident Ligia Jeannette Herrera Betbader was crossing West Ox Road north shortly before 6 a.m. on Sunday, Oct. 9 near Legato Road when she was struck by a 2015 Honda Civic in the intersection, according to the Fairfield County Police Department. The driver remained at the scene following the crash. Officials said that emergency personnel responded to the scene of the crash and pronounced Betbeder dead at the scene. The initial investigation determined that neither speed nor …
Pedestrian Hit By Two Cars, Killed In Manassas Crash: Police Pedestrian Hit By Two Cars, Killed In Manassas Crash: Police
Pedestrian Hit By Two Cars, Killed In Manassas Crash: Police A pedestrian was hit by two cars in a fatal Manassas crash, police said. On Sept. 23, before 10 p.m., Juan Torres Lizama, 54, tried to cross Sudley Road, when he was hit by a car, according to the Prince William County Police Department. The Ford Escape that hit Lizama was heading south when the accident happened, authorities said. After Lizama was hit by the Ford, he was then hit again by a Toyota Prius that was also driving southbound on Sudley Road, law enforcement reported. Both drivers stayed at the scene and Lizama was taken to a local hospital where he later die…
BREAKING: Fairfax Pedestrian Hit By Car Has Serious Injuries, Police Say BREAKING: Fairfax Pedestrian Hit By Car Has Serious Injuries, Police Say
Breaking: Fairfax Pedestrian Hit By Car Has Serious Injuries, Police Say A pedestrian was hit by a car in a Fairfax County parking lot on Wednesday, Sept. 21, police said. Sometime before 2:30 p.m., officers arrived at the scene in the lot of 8389 Leesburg Park, where they discovered a woman had been hit by a car, according to the Fairfax County Police Department. The driver stayed at the scene and the victim was taken to a nearby hospital with life-threatening injuries, officials reported. This is a developing story. Check back for updates.