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Arborist Electrocuted Cutting Tres In Alexandria: Police Arborist Electrocuted Cutting Tres In Alexandria: Police
Arborist Electrocuted Cutting Tres In Alexandria: Police An arborist was killed on the job while chopping tres in Alexandria, officials confirmed on Sunday. Shortly after 10 a.m. on Saturday, Sept. 21, members of the Alexandria Fire and Police departments were called to the unit block of West Mount Ida Avenue, where there was report of a worker suffering from injuries after coming into contact with an electrical wire. Investigators say that upon arrival, crews found the arborist unresponsive, and the initial probe found that a branch in the tree he was trimming made contact with a live power line. Dominion Power responded to assist in clear…

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by Zak Failla
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Drunken Driver Kills Man, Dog On Virginia Sidewalk: Police Drunken Driver Kills Man, Dog On Virginia Sidewalk: Police
Drunken Driver Kills Man, Dog On Virginia Sidewalk: Police A DUI driver was arrested after he struck and killed a 45-year-old man and his dog in Prince William County Saturday, June 18, authorities said. Banze Mwenze Gentil, 40, was behind the wheel of a 2016 Ford Focus heading west on Old Bridge Road when he left the roadway, drove onto the sidewalk and struck Luis Alfredo Perez who was walking his dog in Woodbridge around 9:45 p.m., Prince William County police said. The vehicle continued traveling before it struck a communications box and a Dominion Power pole, causing the pole to snap and fall into the roadway, police said.  Responding of…

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by Cecilia Levine