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Driver Killed After Crossing Over Median, Crashing Into Tree In Virginia: Police Driver Killed After Crossing Over Median, Crashing Into Tree In Virginia: Police
Driver Killed After Crossing Over Median, Crashing Into Tree In Virginia: Police A driver died after suffering a medical emergency and crashing into a tree near a busy Prince William County intersection, police say. Adrian Aurel Utupan, 64, has been identified by investigators as the driver who was killed in a crash early on Thursday morning in Woodbridge.  According to the Prince William County Police Department, shortly before 1:30 a.m. on Oct. 24, officers were called to the area of Prince William Parkway near Minnieville Road, where there was a single-vehicle crash reported. Police say that Utupan was driving a 2024 Chevrolet Blazer south on the parkway w…

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Mustang Driver, 72, Dies At Hospital After Crashing Into Virginia Guardrail: Police Mustang Driver, 72, Dies At Hospital After Crashing Into Virginia Guardrail: Police
Mustang Driver, 72, Dies At Hospital After Crashing Into Virginia Guardrail: Police A 72-year-old Woodbridge man who was hospitalized after crashing into a Manassas guardrail earlier this month has died from his injuries, authorities announced on Tuesday. The Prince William County Police Department identified Christopher Cary Soto as the driver involved in a single-vehicle crash that ended with his 1999 Ford Mustang on top of a guardrail and him in the hospital. Police say that shortly before 8 a.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 8, officers were called to the area of Prince William Parkway and Clover Hill Road in Manassas, when Soto suffered a medical emergency, his vehicle left the ro…

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Woman 'Who Knows Better' Busted For DUI, Drug Offenses After Virginia Fender Bender: Sheriff Woman 'Who Knows Better' Busted For DUI, Drug Offenses After Virginia Fender Bender: Sheriff
Woman 'Who Knows Better' Busted For DUI, Drug Offenses After Virginia Fender Bender: Sheriff A woman who was "acting odd, like she was on drugs" following a fender bender in Virginia was, in fact, intoxicated, according to the Stafford County Sheriff's Office. Stafford resident Rachel Baltzll, 34, if facing a host of charges after being busted with controlled substances during a midday crash investigation over the weekend. Deputies from the Stafford County Sheriff's Office responded to the area of Shelton Shop Road and Courthouse Road shortly after 3 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 19, when a driver was rear-ended by a Ford, causing minor damage. However, during the typical information excha…

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Phone Of VA Driver, 20, Killed In Wreck Notified Officials After NJ Car Crash: Prosecutor Phone Of VA Driver, 20, Killed In Wreck Notified Officials After NJ Car Crash: Prosecutor
Phone Of VA Driver, 20, Killed In Wreck Notified Officials After NJ Car Crash: Prosecutor A 20-year-old Virginia man was killed in a single-vehicle crash last week in New Jersey, authorities said. Scott Segreaves Jr. of Zuni, VA, was involved in a single-vehicle wreck on Stamets Road in Holland Township on Friday, Oct. 18 around 10:25 p.m., the Hunterdon County Prosecutor's Office said. Hunterdon County Communications was notified of the crash by the driver's cell phone carrier crash notification system. Members of the Hunterdon County Prosecutor's Office’s Forensic Analysis Collision Team (F.A.C.T.), Holland Township Police, New Jersey State Police, and Milford Fire Department…

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DUI Driver Hospitalized After Rollover Crash In Stafford County, Sheriff Says DUI Driver Hospitalized After Rollover Crash In Stafford County, Sheriff Says
DUI Driver Hospitalized After Rollover Crash In Stafford County, Sheriff Says A driver in Virginia had one too many and is facing a DUI charge after crashing and finding himself in a perilous position, according to the sheriff's office. Members of the Stafford County Sheriff's Office were called on Friday night when an 82-year-old man required assistance after flipping his SUV and landing on the roof.  Deputies were called to the 1900 block of Mountain View Road at approximately 9:30 p.m. on Oct. 11 where there were reports of an SUV that had flipped over and was upside down with the driver trapped inside. A deputy was able to gain access to the vehicle by brea…

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Allegedly Impaired 18-Year-Old Driver Charged For Fatal Rollover Crash In Virginia: Police Allegedly Impaired 18-Year-Old Driver Charged For Fatal Rollover Crash In Virginia: Police
Allegedly Impaired 18-Year-Old Driver Charged For Fatal Rollover Crash In Virginia: Police One person was killed when an 18-year-old driver got behind the wheel with a packed car and crashed while allegedly under the influence in Arlington, police say. Brooks Bare, 18, is facing charges following the investigation into a crash that claimed the life of 19-year-old Nicholas Rados on Saturday morning in Tara-Leeway Heights. According to the Arlington Police Department, at around 2 a.m. on Oct. 12, first responders were dispatched to the 2200 block of North Harrison Street, where there was a reported single-vehicle crash. Paramedics treated Rados at the scene and rushed him to an ar…

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Speeding Tesla Driver From Virginia Charged With Manslaughter After Fatal Crash In MD: Police Speeding Tesla Driver From Virginia Charged With Manslaughter After Fatal Crash In MD: Police
Speeding Tesla Driver From Virginia Charged With Manslaughter After Fatal Crash In MD: Police A Virginia man driving a Tesla who caused a fatal crash that claimed the life of a 77-year-old woman in Montgomery County in March has been charged, authorities announced on Thursday. Vincent Anderson, Jr., 36, of Lynchburg, has been charged with criminally negligent manslaughter and failure to control speed to avoid a collision in connection to the death of Silver Spring resident Maria Antonieta Perdomo nearly seven months ago. Perdomo was days from her 78th birthday. On Monday, March 11, police say that Perdomo was driving a Subaru Outback when she attempted to make a turn from Layh…

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Curious Crash Leaves One Vehicle Upright, Second On Side At Virginia Intersection (DEVELOPING) Curious Crash Leaves One Vehicle Upright, Second On Side At Virginia Intersection (DEVELOPING)
Curious Crash Leaves One Vehicle Upright, Second On Side At Virginia Intersection (Developing) One car wound up landing vertically, with another on its side following a bizarre crash in Fairfax County on Wednesday afternoon. Two people were hospitalized with non-life-threatening injuries on Oct. 9, when at least two vehicles crashed at the intersection of Collingham Drive and Roberts Road in the Kings Park West area, officials say. Fairfax County Fire and Rescue personnel were called to the scene due to the curiosity of the crash to stabilize the vehicles, and two people were taken to area hospitals for treatment of undisclosed injuries. The crash led to a road closure on Roberts Ro…

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UMES Student From DC Critically Injured In Head-On Wrong-Way Crash: Police UMES Student From DC Critically Injured In Head-On Wrong-Way Crash: Police
UMES Student From DC Critically Injured In Head-On Wrong-Way Crash: Police Two University of Maryland Eastern Shore (UMES) students were killed, and two others suffered critical injuries after being struck head-on by a suspected intoxicated wrong-way driver in Delaware. Delaware State Police identified 22-year-old Eric Staley, of Fayetteville, North Carolina, and Willow Grove, Pennsylvania resident Makayla Belton, 18, as the two who were killed in a fatal crash on Sunday in Seaford involving a Honda Pilot and Nissan Rogue. Two others, the 22-year-old driver from DC, and a rear passenger, an 18-year-old from Bethesda, where also hospitalized with serious injuries, …

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DUI Driver Attempting To Dupe Deputies Busted With BAC 2X Legal Limit In Virginia, Sheriff Says DUI Driver Attempting To Dupe Deputies Busted With BAC 2X Legal Limit In Virginia, Sheriff Says
DUI Driver Attempting To Dupe Deputies Busted With BAC 2X Legal Limit In Virginia, Sheriff Says A 41-year-old man tried to pull a fast one on Stafford County deputies after drunkenly crashing his pick-up into a ditch, but his attempts at subterfuge were all for naught, officials say. Over the weekend Parth Ramaman Venkat tried to cast off the blame for an early morning crash that left his Toyota totaled and upright in a ditch, though investigators were not fooled by his act. Shortly before 3:45 a.m. on Saturday, Sept. 29, deputies were called to the area of Brooke Road and Marlborough Point Road, where there was an automatic crash notification, and upon arrival, they found t…

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Drivers In Possibly Stolen Vehicle At Large After Causing Hit-Run Crash At VA Intersection: PD Drivers In Possibly Stolen Vehicle At Large After Causing Hit-Run Crash At VA Intersection: PD
Drivers In Possibly Stolen Vehicle At Large After Causing Hit-Run Crash At VA Intersection: PD Those responsible for causing a chain-collision hit-and-run crash while driving a purportedly stolen vehicle are at large days after causing a weekend crash at a busy Prince William County intersection. Officers were called at around 7 p.m. on Saturday night to the intersection of Richmond Highway and Bel Air Road in Woodbridge to investigate a reported hit-and-run crash after a driver sped through a red light and struck two other vehicles. Investigators say that a 54-year-old woman driving a BMW X1 was heading north on Richmond Highway through the traffic light when she was struck by a Nis…

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Excessive Speed Likely Key In Virginia Crash That Left One Critically Injured: Police Excessive Speed Likely Key In Virginia Crash That Left One Critically Injured: Police
Excessive Speed Likely Key In Virginia Crash That Left One Critically Injured: Police Speed is believed to have been a factor in an afternoon crash that left a driver in Fairfax County with critical injuries, police say. Officers were called around 1 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 26, to investigate a single vehicle crash in the area of Route 1 and Janna Lee Avenue in Mount Vernon, which left one person with serious injuries. According to a spokesperson from the Fairfax County Police Department, the driver - identified only as an adult man - was rushed to the hospital by paramedics in life-threatening condition. The initial investigation determined that excessive speed was a facto…

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