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Fiery Virginia I-66 Crash Kills 19-Year-Old After Slamming Parked Tractor-Trailer Fiery Virginia I-66 Crash Kills 19-Year-Old After Slamming Parked Tractor-Trailer
Fiery Virginia I-66 Crash Kills 19-Year-Old After Slamming Parked Tractor-Trailer New details have been released by Virginia State Police investigators after a teen driver was killed on I-66 when he slammed into the back of a parked tractor-trailer in Northern Virginia. Shortly before 3:15 p.m. on Feb. 28, troopers were called to the eastbound lanes of the interstate near the rest area at the 49-mile marker when a sedan crashed into the back of an 18-wheeler. According to police, a Toyota sedan struck the back of a parked tractor-trailer at the rest area. The sedan then burst into flames. On Monday, investigators say that Bristow resident Jose Daniel Rivera Quintana, 19…

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by Zak Failla
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Fugitive Who Raped Girl, 13, In Maryland Before Fleeing Country Apprehended, Sheriff Says Fugitive Who Raped Girl, 13, In Maryland Before Fleeing Country Apprehended, Sheriff Says
Fugitive Who Raped Girl, 13, In Maryland Before Fleeing Country Apprehended, Sheriff Says A fugitive wanted to sexually abusing a teen girl and fled the country is back in Maryland to face rape and other offenses, the Charles County Sheriff's Office announced. Franklin Argueta-Marquez, 28, who has no fixed address, was wanted in connection to two counts of rape and sexual offense of a 13-year-old he met online when she was 12, officials say. Argueta-Marquez first reached out to the victim by contacting her through direct messaging on a social media app, according to investigators. He engaged in friendly conversations, and after a few weeks, he was able to convince her to sn…

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by Zak Failla
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Driver Dies After Crashing Under Tractor-Trailer On I-495 In Fairfax County: VSP Driver Dies After Crashing Under Tractor-Trailer On I-495 In Fairfax County: VSP
Driver Dies After Crashing Under Tractor-Trailer On I-495 In Fairfax County: VSP Virginia State Police are investigating a deadly two-vehicle crash that shut down part of I-495 in Fairfax County overnight. The collision happened around 1:50 a.m. Friday, April 25, in the northbound lanes of the interstate near the Old Dominion overpass, according to a police spokesperson. Investigators said a fully loaded tractor-trailer carrying produce had slowed down because of traffic near a work zone when it was hit from behind by a sedan.  The sedan became lodged underneath the truck and came to a stop beneath it. According to police, the driver of the sedan died at the scen…

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by Zak Failla
Traffic
Fiery Crash Shuts Down I-66 In Virginia, Sends One To Hospital: Fire Officials Fiery Crash Shuts Down I-66 In Virginia, Sends One To Hospital: Fire Officials
Fiery Crash Shuts Down I-66 In Virginia, Sends One To Hospital: Fire Officials Traffic came to a standstill in Fairfax County after a fiery crash involving a tractor-trailer and sedan shut down all westbound lanes on I-66 near Nutley Street, fire officials said. Fire crews responded to the scene around 2:00 p.m. Monday, March 24, after the two vehicles collided on I-66 WB, according to Fairfax County Fire and Rescue. The collision sparked a vehicle fire, prompting emergency responders to block off all lanes while they worked to contain the flames. "Fairfax’s Bravest are on scene of a vehicle fire on I-66 WB prior to Nutley Street," the department posted on X. "Crews …

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
McLean Woman, 32, Killed In Multi-Vehicle Crash McLean Woman, 32, Killed In Multi-Vehicle Crash
McLean Woman, 32, Killed In Multi-Vehicle Crash The Arlington County Police Department has identified the woman killed in a high-speed crash on Wilson Boulevard that left one other driver hospitalized and multiple vehicles damaged. Xuewei He, 32, of McLean, was pronounced dead after being transported to an area hospital following the crash, which occurred around 2:40 p.m. on Monday, Jan. 27. According to investigators, the driver of a pickup truck was speeding eastbound on Wilson Boulevard when it struck He’s white sedan as she turned onto Wilson Boulevard from N. Vermont Street.  The force of the impact caused both vehicles to cra…

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by Zak Failla
Traffic
One Dead, Two 'Seriously Injured' In Wrong-Way I-95 Virginia Crash: State Police (DEVELOPING) One Dead, Two 'Seriously Injured' In Wrong-Way I-95 Virginia Crash: State Police (DEVELOPING)
One Dead, Two 'Seriously Injured' In Wrong-Way I-95 Virginia Crash: State Police (Developing) One person was killed and two others suffered critical injuries in a wrong-way crash that shut down I-95 for several hours in Stafford County, state police say. Troopers were called shortly after 4 a.m. on Nov. 16 to investigate a two-vehicle crash that was reported in the southbound lanes of I-95 near the 146 mile marker. Police say that a Volvo SUV was heading north on the interstate when it struck a Chevrolet sedan head-on. One person was pronounced dead at the scene and two others are being treated and evaluated for what were described as "serious injuries."  The crash resulted i…

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by Zak Failla
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Baseball Bat-Bearing Man Behind Bars For Breaking, Entering Rampage In Virginia, Sheriff Says Baseball Bat-Bearing Man Behind Bars For Breaking, Entering Rampage In Virginia, Sheriff Says
Baseball Bat-Bearing Man Behind Bars For Breaking, Entering Rampage In Virginia, Sheriff Says It was just one of those days for Marvin Ssettumba, who went ballistic with a baseball bat inside a South Stafford home before being caught attempting to flee. The 22-year-old was all smiles for the camera after going on a rampage on Monday afternoon, when he called his shot and took a swing at multiple items as he left a home in "complete ruin," officials said. According to a spokesperson from the Stafford County Sheriff's Office, shortly after 5 p.m. on Oct. 14, deputies were called to a residence on Morton Road, where there were reports of a breaking and entering incident involving&…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Pair Accosted By Masked Men; One Shot During Armed Robbery Outside Virginia Business: Police Pair Accosted By Masked Men; One Shot During Armed Robbery Outside Virginia Business: Police
Pair Accosted By Masked Men; One Shot During Armed Robbery Outside Virginia Business: Police A violent armed robbery in Arlington is under investigation after four men targeted a pair who were walking toward an area business on Sunday morning, police say. Shortly before 6:15 a.m. on Sept. 15, shots rang out in the Ballston-Virginia Square neighborhood that resulted with one man suffering from a gunshot wound. Google Maps street view Upon arrival to the 800 block of North Glebe Road on Sunday, officers from the Arlington Police Department found a man suffering from a gunshot wound and provided aid until paramedics arrived to take him to an area hospital. He was listed in stable c…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Cops Identify DUI Drivers In Crash That Injured VSP Trooper On I-495 Cops Identify DUI Drivers In Crash That Injured VSP Trooper On I-495
Cops Identify DUI Drivers In Crash That Injured VSP Trooper On I-495 Virginia State Police have identified the two DUI drivers involved in a crash on I-495 that hospitalized a trooper. The trooper was dispatched to a sedan in a northbound lane around 3 a.m. to help a sedan that had stopped near Exit 52 in Fairfax County, a spokesperson for the VSP said. The sedan's driver, Erica D. Bernard, 43, of Albright, WV, was still in the vehicle and was refusing to cooperate with the trooper to exit the vehicle or move the vehicle to a safer location on the shoulder, police said.  While the trooper was working to engage the individual, a Jeep Cherokee …

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by Cecilia Levine