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Driver Charged With DWI After Smashing Through Fence, Into Virginia Home, Police Say Driver Charged With DWI After Smashing Through Fence, Into Virginia Home, Police Say
Driver Charged With DWI After Smashing Through Fence, Into Virginia Home, Police Say A 57-year-old man was allegedly intoxicated in Loudoun County when he hopped a curb and crashed into a Leesburg home, police say. Erik Henderson is facing charges following the investigation into an overnight crash when his vehicle smashed into the front of a house in the 800 block of Rush Drive NE. Upon arrival at the home, a spokesperson from the Leesburg Police Department said that officers were met by a 2020 Subaru that crashed into the front of the residence, causing structural damage. No injuries were reported. The preliminary investigation found that Henderson was heading north on …

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by Zak Failla
News
Maryland Man Arrested For DWI, Hit-Run While Driving On Virginia Sidewalk, Police Say Maryland Man Arrested For DWI, Hit-Run While Driving On Virginia Sidewalk, Police Say
Maryland Man Arrested For DWI, Hit-Run While Driving On Virginia Sidewalk, Police Say A teen from Maryland who drove along the sidewalk of a busy Virginia trail while allegedly intoxicated before bailing on his vehicle was apprehended, police say. Luis Funez Medina, 18, of Columbia, Maryland, is facing multiple charges following an incident that played out on Saturday on the Washington and Old Dominion (W&OD) Trail in Loudoun County. According to investigators, at around 11:30 a.m. on Aug. 17, officers from the Leesburg Police Department were called to investigate reports of a driver who was on the sidewalk in the area of Crosstrail Boulevard SE.  Police say that F…

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by Zak Failla
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Repeat DWI Driver Hit 100 MPH Before Arrest In Virginia, Police Say Repeat DWI Driver Hit 100 MPH Before Arrest In Virginia, Police Say
Repeat DWI Driver Hit 100 MPH Before Arrest In Virginia, Police Say A driver with the need for speed is facing his second DWI after being busted going 100 mph on Tuesday night in Loudoun County, according to police. Daniel Basurto Vargas, 35, is facing a host of charges after being stopped by members of the Leesburg Police Department on patrol late on July 30 near a busy intersection. According to a spokesperson from the department, shortly before 11 p.m. on Tuesday night, the officer spotted Vargas heading westbound on East Market Street near Battlefield Parkway traveling 100 mph in a 55 mph zone, prompting a traffic stop. During the subsequent stop, it w…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Alexandria Sidewalk Pedestrian Killed By Drunk Driver, Police Say Alexandria Sidewalk Pedestrian Killed By Drunk Driver, Police Say
Alexandria Sidewalk Pedestrian Killed By Drunk Driver, Police Say A 38-year-old man has been arrested in a deadly crash in which he struck a pedestrian on the sidewalk of a Fairfax County street, police said. Michael Rambudhan, 38, of Woodbridge, was heading north on North Kings Highway in Huntington, in a 2023 Acura MDX when he left the roadway, struck a median, and continued onto the sidewalk around 12:35 a.m. on Friday, May 24, county police said. Rambudhan's vehicle struck Lucius Gaskins, 54, of Alexandria, before hitting a tree. Gaskins was declared dead at the scene while Rambudhan suffered minor injuries, and remained at the scene.  …

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
'Life And Death': Drunken Driver's Police Car Crash Worries Authorities In Northern VA 'Life And Death': Drunken Driver's Police Car Crash Worries Authorities In Northern VA
'Life And Death': Drunken Driver's Police Car Crash Worries Authorities In Northern VA Authorities in Loudoun County are urging motorists to move over, after one DWI driver failed to do so and slammed into a police car at the scene of an incident. Joshua Deleonardis, 33, of Paeonian Springs, struck a Leesburg police cruiser that had its lights activated while the officer was assisting a disabled vehicle on East Market Street near Crosstrail Boulevard SE, around 11 p.m. Saturday, April 29, LPD spokesman Michael Drogin said. The cruiser was unoccupied at the time of the crash and no injuries were reported. However, authorities warn a violation of Virginia's "Move Over" law is n…

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by Cecilia Levine
Schools
DC Students' Field Trip To VA Pumpkin Patch Ends In DWI School Bus Crash: Report DC Students' Field Trip To VA Pumpkin Patch Ends In DWI School Bus Crash: Report
DC Students' Field Trip To VA Pumpkin Patch Ends In DWI School Bus Crash: Report A fun day at the pumpkin patch for Washington DC students was spoiled by their DWI driver who crashed on the return trip on Thursday, Oct. 27, NBC Washington reports. Ben Murch Elementary School students were heading back from Cox Farms when the driver crashed, coming to a stop on Conference Center Drive in Chantilly sometime in the afternoon, the outlet said. Statement from Chancellor Lewis Ferebee regarding an isolated traffic incident while students from Murch Elementary were traveling back to school following a field trip in Fairfax County Virginia: pic.twitter.com/5NNRhdLZBi — Chanc…

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by Cecilia Levine