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Motorcyclist In Virginia Dies After Being Hospitalized In 'Non-Life-Threatening Condition:' PD Motorcyclist In Virginia Dies After Being Hospitalized In 'Non-Life-Threatening Condition:' PD
Motorcyclist In Virginia Dies After Being Hospitalized In 'Non-Life-Threatening Condition:' PD Police have identified the 72-year-old Honda motorcyclist who died at the hospital after crashing into a Honda Civic last week in Fairfax County. Springfield resident Mohammad Rastegar died on Wednesday, Oct. 30 from injuries sustained after crashing late in the afternoon when another driver was making a turn in the area. According to the Fairfax County Police Department, Rastegar was riding east on Old Keane Mill Road on his motorcycle when the driver of a Civic was hading north on Field Master Road and attempted to make a turn onto the roadway, striking the motorcyclist.  Raste…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Woman Whose 'Cousin Was Driving' Busted For Fourth DUI In Stafford County, Sheriff Says Woman Whose 'Cousin Was Driving' Busted For Fourth DUI In Stafford County, Sheriff Says
Woman Whose 'Cousin Was Driving' Busted For Fourth DUI In Stafford County, Sheriff Says Blanca Azucena Herrera Argueta found herself in a familiar situation in Stafford County after being stopped by sheriff's deputies over the weekend. The 48-year-old Woodbridge woman is facing her fourth DUI charge in the past several years after an ill-fated trip down I-95 that ended with her arrest on Friday night. Shortly before midnight on Oct. 25, deputies received a complaint about a possibly drunk driver who was swerving around traffic and struck two vehicles in the southbound lanes of the interstate before getting off at exit 140 toward Wonder Road, where she was ultimately stopped. …

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
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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by Zak Failla
Sports
NHL Star, Brother On Bikes Killed By Drunk Driver In NJ Right Before Sister's Wedding: Troopers NHL Star, Brother On Bikes Killed By Drunk Driver In NJ Right Before Sister's Wedding: Troopers
NHL Star, Brother On Bikes Killed By Drunk Driver In NJ Right Before Sister's Wedding: Troopers An NHL star and his brother from Salem County were killed by a suspected drunk driver one day before their sister's wedding, authorities said. Johnny Gaudreau of Carneys Point and Matthew Gaudreau of Pedricktown died on Thursday, Aug. 29, a state police spokesperson confirmed to Daily Voice. Troopers responded to the crash near milepost 11.1 on County Route 551 in Oldmans Township at around 8:19 p.m. Sean Higgins of Woodstown was accused of driving drunk during the crash. The 43-year-old was charged with two counts of death by auto. Johnny Gaudreau, 31, played 11 N…

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by Chris Spiker
Traffic
Lexus Driver Killed In Overnight Head-On Virginia Crash, Police Say Lexus Driver Killed In Overnight Head-On Virginia Crash, Police Say
Lexus Driver Killed In Overnight Head-On Virginia Crash, Police Say One person was killed in a head-on crash in Prince William County overnight, police say. Investigators have identified Nokesville resident Thomas Spencer Stark, 63, as the Lexus driver who suffered critical injuries in a crash on Wednesday and died in an area hospital. According to the Prince William County Police Department, shortly before 6:30 p.m. on Aug. 28, a Toyota Tundra was heading east on Bristow Road in Nokesville when the 61-year-old Woodbridge driver crossed over the center median and struck Stark head-on in the area of Windy Hill Drive.  The impact of the crash caused the…

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by Zak Failla
News
Minor Killed, Six Injured In Virginia Crash With Private Company Ambulance Minor Killed, Six Injured In Virginia Crash With Private Company Ambulance
Minor Killed, Six Injured In Virginia Crash With Private Company Ambulance A minor was killed in a Loudoun County crash involving an ambulance on Friday night, police say. Shortly after 9 p.m. on Aug. 2, officers from the Leesburg Police Department were called to the intersection of East Market Street and the Leesburg Bypass, when a Honda being driven by a juvenile was involved in a crash with a private company ambulance. Police say that one minor was rushed to an area hospital and was later pronounced dead. The driver and two passengers in the Honda were hospitalized and listed in stable condition on Saturday. At the time of the crash, it was occupied by two emp…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
DUI Driver Had Drink, Open Smirnoff Bottle In Car Before Crash, Stafford Sheriff Says DUI Driver Had Drink, Open Smirnoff Bottle In Car Before Crash, Stafford Sheriff Says
DUI Driver Had Drink, Open Smirnoff Bottle In Car Before Crash, Stafford Sheriff Says Deputies didn't have to work hard to determine that a driver was under the influence before smashing into a tree in Stafford County, according to the sheriff's office. Deputies were called late in the afternoon on Friday to the 600 block of Rock Hill Church Road, when Nokesville native Frances Thompson, 54, lost control and came to a half after striking a tree. Investigators say that it was determined that the Thompson was making a turn from Mountain View Road when her vehicle hit a stop sign, rode on an embankment before slamming head on into a tree. Thompson only suffered minor inju…

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by Zak Failla
Traffic
23-Year-Old Motorcyclist Identified By Police After Fatal Crash That Shut Down Route 28 In VA 23-Year-Old Motorcyclist Identified By Police After Fatal Crash That Shut Down Route 28 In VA
23-Year-Old Motorcyclist Identified By Police After Fatal Crash That Shut Down Route 28 In VA New details have been released by the Fairfax County Police Department after a 23-year-old motorcyclist was killed in a three-vehicle crash that shut down Route 28 in Chantilly on Thursday afternoon. Herndon resident David Arias Sandoval has been identified by investigators as the person riding a 2021 Kawasaki motorcycle shortly before 2 p.m. on June 27 when he crashed. Officers are on scene of a fatal crash involving a motorcycle & truck on northbound Rt. 28 & McLearen Rd in Chantilly. Northbound Rt. 28 is closed at Air & Space Museum Pkwy for the investigation. The mot…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Virginia Woman Killed In Three-Vehicle Maryland Crash Identified By Police Virginia Woman Killed In Three-Vehicle Maryland Crash Identified By Police
Virginia Woman Killed In Three-Vehicle Maryland Crash Identified By Police A Virginia woman has been identified as the person killed in a multi-vehicle crash in Prince George's County that left another person with serious injuries. Springfield resident Tamecka Allen, 41, was killed in a midday three-vehilce crash in Beltsville on Friday that required a second person to be extricated from their vehicle, authorities said on Monday. Shortly before 2:40 p.m. on June 21, officers were called to the area of Old Gunpowder Road and Sinope Way in Beltsville, where there was a reported crash that left Allen dead and a second person trapped. Police say that one person was a…

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by Zak Failla
Obituaries
Bright Future Cut Short: Crash Kills Spotsy Motorcyclist, 20, Days Before Birthday Bright Future Cut Short: Crash Kills Spotsy Motorcyclist, 20, Days Before Birthday
Bright Future Cut Short: Crash Kills Spotsy Motorcyclist, 20, Days Before Birthday Angel Gabriel Flores was looking forward to his 21st birthday when he was involved in a fatal motorcycle crash in Spotsylvania, his family says. Late in the afternoon on Saturday, June 8, Flores was involved in a crash with a 74-year-old man in a sedan in the area of Benchmark Road and Cahill Street. Google Maps street view Flores was rushed to an area hospital, where he later died from injuries sustained in the crash, which remains under investigation. The 20-year-old was three days away from his birthday. "He was an amazing brother, and our family is heartbroken by his loss," his si…

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by Zak Failla