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I-95 Crash Dumfries Triangle
Police have released details and identified the victim killed in an I-95 in crash Prince William County early Monday, April 8.
Kenneth L. Combo, Jr., 59, of Leesburg, was heading north in a 1986 GMC pickup when he ran off the road left, struck the guardrail, overcorrected and then struck a northbound 2023 Kia Telluride around 3:30 a.m. near milepost 151 in Dumfries/Triangle, Virginia State Police said.
The GMC then rolled over twice, ejecting its passenger, 48-year-old Nora Butler, of Franklin, who was not wearing a seatbelt, police said.
Charges are pending against Combo for failing …
123 Pounds Of Pot Found In Speeding Car From NY On I-81: Virginia State Police
A New York man was found with 123 pounds of marijuana in a vehicle stop along I-81 on Wednesday, March 27, Virginia State Police said.
Jun Yan, 45, of Fresh Meadows, N.Y., was stopped for speeding and following to closely near milepost 246 around 2:15 p.m., state police said.
During that search, troopers discovered multiple boxes containing 123 vacuum sealed packages of marijuana, with an estimated street value of over $500,000.
Yan was transported to the Harrisonburg-Rockingham Regional Jail, where he was held without bond.
He was charged with possessing marijuana with intent to distribu…
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…
Tips Sought In Deadly Virginia Bicycle Crash With Dodge Ram
Virginia State Police are seeking information in a fatal bicycle crash.
Matthew M. Settle, 66, of. Strasburg, was killed in the collision involving a 1999 Dodge Ram in Shenandoah County, authorities said.
It happened around 3:20 p.m. on the 2200 block on Junction Road Sunday, March 24, police said.
The driver of the Dodge, Noah, B. Clem, 19, of Strasburg, and an adult passenger were not injured in the crash. Both were wearing seatbelts.
Anyone with information is encouraged to call Virginia State Trooper A. Ehrhard at 540-459-5141 or email questions@vsp.virginia.gov.
Unlicensed Maryland Driver Rams Virginia State Trooper 4X In High-Speed Pursuit: Cops
A Maryland man has been arrested for assaulting police in Virginia following a weekend pursuit, authorities said.
Reggie P. White, 24, of College Park, sped away from a Virginia State Trooper initiating a traffic stop on Route 1 in Fairfax County at 3:40 a.m. Sunday, March 17, a State Police spokesman said.
Traveling in a stolen gray sedan, White rammed a state troop car twice approaching the Beltway then continued onto Interstate 495 westbound, according to VSP. There, White struck the same trooper’s vehicle a third time, and then onto Interstate 95 southbound, where the trooper…
