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Double Tractor Trailer Crash Jams Capital Beltway In Fairfax County Double Tractor Trailer Crash Jams Capital Beltway In Fairfax County
Double Tractor Trailer Crash Jams Capital Beltway In Fairfax County A crash involving two tractor trailers on the Capital Beltway Wednesday, March 13 had traffic tied up during morning rush hour. It happened at 7 a.m. in the southbound lanes when a passenger vehicle and two tractor-trailers collided near Exit 45, State Police said. The impact of the crash caused one of the tractor-trailers to jackknife. There are no reported injuries.  The 28-year-old male driver at fault was charged with following too closely.

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by Cecilia Levine
News
8 Amish Residents From VA Dead In Fiery Wisconsin Tractor-Trailer Crash 8 Amish Residents From VA Dead In Fiery Wisconsin Tractor-Trailer Crash
8 Amish Residents From VA Dead In Fiery Wisconsin Tractor-Trailer Crash A 6-month-old baby was among eight Virginia residents killed in a fiery crash involving a tractor trailer Friday, March 8 in Wisconsin, authorities said. The Clark County Sherif's Office identified the eight Virginia victims as: James K. McCoy (driver), 46; Linda Byler, 44; Lydia Byler, 24; Orla Schrock 24; Ellen Schrock, 23; Delila Schrock, 21; Suzanna Hertzler, 18, and the 6-month-old baby. Multiple news outlets including ABC affiliate WISN said the eight Virginia victims were members of an Amish community in Virginia. The semi tractor-trailer, operated by 51-year-old Daniel G. Liddicoa…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
District Man Ejected From Truck Dies, Mercedes Driver Hospitalized In Maryland Crash: Police District Man Ejected From Truck Dies, Mercedes Driver Hospitalized In Maryland Crash: Police
District Man Ejected From Truck Dies, Mercedes Driver Hospitalized In Maryland Crash: Police A District man was killed after being ejected from his pick-up truck while crashing with a Mercedes on Saturday night in Montgomery County. Police have identified 29-year-old Jobani Alfredo Cruz as the person who was killed in an early morning crash on March 9 in Chevy Chase. Montgomery County Police, Chevy Chase Village Police, and Montgomery County Fire/Rescue all responded shortly before 12:20 a.m. on Saturday to the area of Connecticut Avenue and Quincy Street, where there was a reported crash involving a Dodge Ram 1500 and 2012 Mercedes SLK. Connecticut Avenue at Quincy Street Goo…

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by Zak Failla
Traffic
Multi-Vehicle Crash Sends One Car Into Southeast DC Building Multi-Vehicle Crash Sends One Car Into Southeast DC Building
Multi-Vehicle Crash Sends One Car Into Southeast DC Building An investigation has been launched after a multi-vehicle crash sent one car caroming into a building in Southeast DC on Friday afternoon. DC Fire and EMS personnel responded at around 1 p.m. on March 1 to the area of Marion Barry Avenue and MLK Jr. Avenue SE, where there was a reported crash involving at least three vehicles, one of which struck the front of an apartment building. The aftermath of the multi-vehicle crash in Southeast DC. Twitter/@dcfireems Officials say that paramedics were evaluating four people involved in the incident, all of whom were able to safely get out of their…

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by Zak Failla
Traffic
Major Crash Delays Traffic On I-95 Major Crash Delays Traffic On I-95
Major Crash Delays Traffic On I-95 A major crash had traffic at a standstill during morning rush hour on I-95 in Prince William County Monday, Nov. 27. It happened in the southbound lanes near milepost 157.3 in Potomac Mills. As of 9:10 a.m., the south left lane, center lane, and exit ramp were closed. Traffic backups were approximately 2 miles. 

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by Cecilia Levine
News
Police ID Virginia Man Killed Crashing Into Maryland Guardrail Police ID Virginia Man Killed Crashing Into Maryland Guardrail
Police ID Virginia Man Killed Crashing Into Maryland Guardrail A 22-year-old Virginia man was killed in Montgomery County over the weekend after crashing into a guardrail in an early morning crash, police say. Annandale resident Carlos Alexis Yanez Marquez has been identified as the person killed in a single-car crash in Rockville that sent two others to the hospital. Members of the Montgomery County Department of Police were called shortly before 5:50 a.m. on Saturday, July 29 to the area of Veirs Mill Road and Twinbrook Parkway where there was a reported crash. Investigators say that Yanez Marquez was driving east on Veirs Mill Road when he unexpec…

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by Zak Failla
Traffic
VA Man ID'd As Victim Killed In I-78 Crash VA Man ID'd As Victim Killed In I-78 Crash
VA Man ID'd As Victim Killed In I-78 Crash A 22-year-old Virginia man was killed in a tractor-trailer crash on a Pennsylvania highway over the weekend, authorities said. Evan Dennison, of Berryville, was driving a vehicle that struck the back of a tractor-trailer on Interstate 78 in Weisenberg Township, on Sunday, July 23, Lehigh County Coroner Daniel Buglio said. Dennison was pronounced dead at the scene, at 2:53 p.m. All westbound lanes were closed for several hours. Pennsylvania State Police were investigating.

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by Cecilia Levine
Traffic
Police ID DC Teen Killed By SUV Driver Crossing MD Intersection Police ID DC Teen Killed By SUV Driver Crossing MD Intersection
Police ID DC Teen Killed By SUV Driver Crossing MD Intersection A 19-year-old Washington, DC woman has been identified as the victim killed in an early morning collision while walking near a Southern Maryland intersection. At approximately 4:30 a.m. on Monday, July 17, officers from the Prince George's County Police Department were called to the 7200 block of Central Avevnue, where there was a report of a pedestrian who had been struck in the roadway. Investigators say that the driver of an SUV was driving east on Central Avenue when he hit Ciera Graham, 19, who was killed and pronounced dead at the scene of the crash by first responders. It remains un…

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by Zak Failla
Traffic
DC Man, Officers Involved In Fatal MD Crash ID'd By AG Investigators DC Man, Officers Involved In Fatal MD Crash ID'd By AG Investigators
DC Man, Officers Involved In Fatal MD Crash ID'd By AG Investigators New information has been released by the Maryland Attorney General's Office as investigators continue a probe to a fatal police pursuit that left one dead and two injured in Montgomery County earlier this month. The AG's Office launched an inquiry into the fatal pursuit that led to the death of 37-year-old Washington, DC resident Lawrence White early on Saturday, May 20 that started in North Bethesda. At approximately 5 a.m. on May 20, officers from the Montgomery County Department of Police were called to the area of Rockledge Drive in North Bethesda, to conduct a welfare check following …

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Teen Hospitalized When Unlicensed Driver Slams School Bus In Spotsylvania: Police Teen Hospitalized When Unlicensed Driver Slams School Bus In Spotsylvania: Police
Teen Hospitalized When Unlicensed Driver Slams School Bus In Spotsylvania: Police A 45-year-old woman who was driving without a license struck a school bus carrying high school students Tuesday afternoon, May 23 in Spotsylvania, authorities said. The bus was carrying Massaponax High School students when it was struck by the woman in a 2000 Honda Civic, who failed to stop at a stop sign at the intersection of Lancaster Gate Road and Lancaster Ring Road around 2:30 p.m., Police Spokesman Troy Skebo said. The bus was struck on the driver's side door area, sending a 16-year-old boy to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, Skebo said. Some other students were …

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Maryland Man Killed In Head-On Crash With Virginia Truck Driver, State Police Say Maryland Man Killed In Head-On Crash With Virginia Truck Driver, State Police Say
Maryland Man Killed In Head-On Crash With Virginia Truck Driver, State Police Say A 71-year-old driver was killed in Maryland after losing control of his vehicle and striking a truck towing a semi-trailer driven by a Virginia man head-on, state police announced. Charles County resident Judson Edward Lewis, of Newburg, was pronounced dead on Monday, Dec. 5, after crashing into Nokesville, Virginia resident Johnnie Edward Hurst, Jr., 55, on Maryland Route 234 in Faulkner on Monday, Dec. 5. Troopers from the Maryland State Police La Plata Barrack responded to the crash scene near Edgewater Drive shortly before 4 p.m. on Monday afternoon, where there was a report of a “seri…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Police ID Pedestrian, 36, Fatally Struck By Two Cars In Prince William County Police ID Pedestrian, 36, Fatally Struck By Two Cars In Prince William County
Police ID Pedestrian, 36, Fatally Struck By Two Cars In Prince William County Police have identified the 36-year-old man fatally struck by two vehicles in Prince William County, authorities said. Marcus Altwan Wilson was in the northbound lanes of Richmond Highway near Russell road in Quantico when he was hit by a 2010 BMW 5 heading south, and then another car while he laid in the roadway around 6 a.m. on Monday, Dec. 5 At the time of the crash, the Wilson was wearing dark-colored clothing and walking in the roadway outside of a crosswalk. The driver of the second vehicle continued southbound on Richmond Highway and did not stop. It was unclear if the driver was awa…

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by Cecilia Levine