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Howard University Freshman From Virginia Struck, Killed By Out-Of-Control Audi Howard University Freshman From Virginia Struck, Killed By Out-Of-Control Audi
Howard University Freshman From Virginia Struck, Killed By Out-Of-Control Audi An 18-year-old Howard University student from Northern Virginia was struck and killed by a car in Washington DC last week. Mohamed Samura, of Fredericksburg, was standing near a crosswalk on Fairmount and 6th streets — outside of Cook Hall, a dormitory — when he was struck by an out-of-control Audi that had just hit a parked vehicle nearby just before 3:40 p.m. Thursday, April 11. The Audi was heading north on 6th Street, Northwest, from Howard Place, Northwest, at a high rate of speed when it Audi struck a parked vehicle and continued on 6th Street, Northwest. That's when the car fai…
'Suffering Quietly:' Husband Details Trip To Grocery Store That Left Family Critical In VA 'Suffering Quietly:' Husband Details Trip To Grocery Store That Left Family Critical In VA
'Suffering Quietly:' Husband Details Trip To Grocery Store That Left Family Critical In VA A Virginia patriarch says he is quietly suffering after a trip to the grocery store turned tragic for his family. On a GoFundMe campaign, Armando Verduo identified himself, his wife, and their young son as the victims struck by a vehicle on Herndon Parkway Thursday, Dec. 28. Verduo says he and his wife, Vanessa, and their 5-year-old son were walking home from the grocery store when a driver ran off the road and hit the family of three. The boy was left unconscious on the sidewalk and suffered brain damage, his father said. Vanessa was dragged nearly 50 feet by the vehicle, and was lat…
Man Takes Fatal Fall From Building Under Construction In Arlington Man Takes Fatal Fall From Building Under Construction In Arlington
Man Takes Fatal Fall From Building Under Construction In Arlington A man died after falling several stories from a building under construction in Arlington over the weekend, authorities said. The incident happened at Fairfax Drive and N. Quincy Street just before 7 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 2, city spokeswoman Ashley Savage said. ARL Now reports that the man was trespassing and climbing a rope before he fell eight stories. The man was taken to an area hospital where he was pronounced dead, Savage said.  The Arlington County Police Department is conducting a death investigation and the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner will determine cause and manner o…
Cause Of Death Revealed For Obamas' Virginia Chef, Who Died On Martha's Vineyard: Report Cause Of Death Revealed For Obamas' Virginia Chef, Who Died On Martha's Vineyard: Report
Cause Of Death Revealed For Obamas' Virginia Chef, Who Died On Martha's Vineyard: Report Medical investigators have ruled the death of Prince William County resident Tafari Campbell, the personal chef of former President Barack Obama, as an accident, reports said.  The Office of the Chief Medical Examiner of Massachusetts performed an autopsy on the 45-year-old Campbell, who died after he fell into the ocean while paddleboarding on July 23 on Martha's Vineyard. Pathologists concluded his death was caused by "submersion in a body of water."  Despite conspiracy theories online conjuring fantastic — and often impossible — reasons for his death, the autopsy confirmed the …
Coach, Security Officer At HS In Virginia In Fight Of His Life After Crash Coach, Security Officer At HS In Virginia In Fight Of His Life After Crash
Coach, Security Officer At HS In Virginia In Fight Of His Life After Crash Support is pouring in for a popular member of the Loudoun County Public School system who suffered life-altering injuries in a violent crash last month days before he would have qualified for disability benefits. Jordan Fisher, a Safety and Security Officer and head girl’s varsity field hockey coach at Tuscarora High School in Leesburg spent more than a week in the hospital undergoing extensive treatment after he was struck by a vehicle in Richmond on Saturday, March 11. Fisher suffered from a hematoma in his brain, which led to them removing a part of his skull, which friends and family …
Speeding, DUI Driver Wanted In Crash With Multiple Victims In Virginia: Police Speeding, DUI Driver Wanted In Crash With Multiple Victims In Virginia: Police
Speeding, DUI Driver Wanted In Crash With Multiple Victims In Virginia: Police Authorities in northern Virginia are seeking a man who was DUI and speeding when he caused a crash that left multiple people injured including himself over the summer, they said. Shawn Seki Clifford Reddrick, 20, of Woodbridge, was behind the wheel of a 2003 Acura Integra and driving west on Old Bridge Road when he struck a 2016 Isuzu turning left onto Harbor Drive around 11:55 p.m. June 17, Prince William County police said. The impact of the crash caused the Acura to hit strike a pole, leaving Redderick and his two passengers, an 18-year-old woman, and a 17-year-old girl, with serious inj…
Child Injured From Fall Out Of Second-Story Window While Mom Ran Errands In Maryland: Police Child Injured From Fall Out Of Second-Story Window While Mom Ran Errands In Maryland: Police
Child Injured From Fall Out Of Second-Story Window While Mom Ran Errands In Maryland: Police A 3-year-old boy is fighting for his life in Maryland after falling out of a two-story window in Northeast Baltimore on Wednesday night, police say. The child was found by officers on Wednesday, Oct. 12, in the 5100 block of Cedgate Road, where he reportedly fell, suffering head, neck, and back injuries, according to officials. It is alleged that the child’s mother left him at home with other children while she ran errands. The condition of the child was not immediately available on Thursday, Oct. 13. Child Protective Services has now been called in to investigate the incident, accordi…
Maryland DUI Driver Seriously Injures Children, Firefighter In I-95 VA Crash Maryland DUI Driver Seriously Injures Children, Firefighter In I-95 VA Crash
Maryland DUI Driver Seriously Injures Children, Firefighter In I-95 VA Crash A Maryland man is facing several serious charges after driving under the influence with kids in his car and hurting a firefighter at an accident scene last week, authorities in Virginia said. Ricardo Rodriguez-Montoya, 41, had three children in his car not property restrained when he drove into the back of a firetruck on Thursday, Aug. 18 around 11:05 p.m., the Stafford County Sheriff's Office said. Rodriguez-Montoya injured his four passengers and a firefighter, authorities said. He was charged with DUI, reckless driving, DUI maiming, felony child neglect and failing to yield to…
Serious Crash Reported In Abermarle (DEVELOPING) Serious Crash Reported In Abermarle (DEVELOPING)
Serious Crash Reported In Abermarle (Developing) Authorities were investigating a serious accident on Thursday, July 21 that involved a cab and a dump truck  in Albermarle County, according to unconfirmed and developing reports. Police responded to Louisa Road and Tally Ho Farm Road where they allegedly discovered an overturned dump truck and a taxi wrapped around a tree, initial reports said.  The roadway was closed in both directions, according to initial reports.  This story is still developing. Check back for updates.