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Alexandria Motorcyclist, 28, Killed By DUI Driver In Groveton, Cops Say: 'Young Man, Big Heart' Alexandria Motorcyclist, 28, Killed By DUI Driver In Groveton, Cops Say: 'Young Man, Big Heart'
Jonathan Bartell Killed By Drunk Driver A drunk driver is facing charges for a crash that killed a 28-year-old motorcyclist in Fairfax County overnight, police said. Santos Adrian Ventura Fuentes, 34, of Alexandria, was heading east on Memroail Street in a 2007 Ford F-150 when he entered the South Kings Highway intersection in Groveton around 1:15 a.m., county police said. That's when Jonathan Bartell, 28, who was heading south on South Kings Highway, struck the driver's side of Fuentes' pickup on his Kawasaki ZX, police said. Bartell was taken to the hospital where he was pronounced dead while Fuentes was hospitalized with non-…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Child Hospitalized In Serious Fairfax County Crash Child Hospitalized In Serious Fairfax County Crash
Child Hospitalized In Serious Fairfax County Crash A juvenile was hospitalized in a Fairfax County crash Tuesday night, July 11, police said. The accident happened at Route 1 and Holly Hill Road, in Groveton, around 11 p.m. A juvenile passenger was taken to the hospital with life-threatening injuries, and crash reconstruction detectives were called to the scene. No further information was released as of press time. Want breaking news in the DMV as it happens, or want to contribute? Join the DMV All Incidents Facebook group.

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Speeding Mercedes Driver Kills Alexandria Woman In Chain-Reaction Fairfax County Crash: Police Speeding Mercedes Driver Kills Alexandria Woman In Chain-Reaction Fairfax County Crash: Police
Speeding Mercedes Driver Kills Alexandria Woman In Chain-Reaction Fairfax County Crash: Police A speeding Mercedes driver set off a chain of events in Fairfax County that led to the death of a 36-year-old woman from Alexandria on Thursday night. Samantha Jennings-Jones was walking on the sidewalk when she was struck by a vehicle shortly before 9:30 p.m. on Thursday, March 30 near the intersection of Richmond Highway and Claiborne Avenue in Groveton, police say. According to investigators, a 2007 Mercedes C230 was traveling south on Richmond Highway when the driver of a 2017 Jeep Wrangler traveling in the opposite direction attempted to make a left turn onto Clayborne Avenue. The d…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Fairfax Fire Truck Involved In Four-Vehicle Crash (DEVELOPING) Fairfax Fire Truck Involved In Four-Vehicle Crash (DEVELOPING)
Fairfax Fire Truck Involved In Four-Vehicle Crash (Developing) A Fairfax County fire truck was involved in a multi-vehicle crash on Thursday afternoon, leaving one person with life-threatening injuries, according to police. Officers from the Fairfax County Police Department were called shortly before 5:20 p.m. on Thursday, March 23, to the intersection of Richmond Highway and Memorial Street in Groveton to investigate a reported crash. Investigators say that a Fairfax County fire truck was involved, along with three other vehicles. Several people were transported to area hospitals, with one suffering reported life-threatening injuries. Richmond Highw…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Alexandria Man Arrested In Fairfax Shooting Had Ghost Gun, Drugs In Car: Police Alexandria Man Arrested In Fairfax Shooting Had Ghost Gun, Drugs In Car: Police
Alexandria Man Arrested In Fairfax Shooting Had Ghost Gun, Drugs In Car: Police Fairfax County police say they've arrested the man responsible for a June 26 shooting that sent one person to the hospital with serious injuries.  Isaiah Johnson, 27, of Alexandria, was arrested Wednesday, July 13, during a traffic stop and faces many charges related to the shooting and having a ghost gun, Fairfax County Police said. Investigators believe Johnson and another man confronted two people in an apartment on Lockheed Boulevard in Groveton just before midnight, police said. During the altercation, Johnson and the other man drew guns and opened fire. Only one of the targeted m…

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by Josh Lanier
Traffic
Fairfax Highway Closed To Clear Police-Involved Wreck Scene: Report Fairfax Highway Closed To Clear Police-Involved Wreck Scene: Report
Fairfax Highway Closed To Clear Police-Involved Wreck Scene: Report Fairfax County police have closed the northbound lanes of Richmond Highway Thursday morning as they investigate a wreck that involved a police car, police said.  The T-bone wreck happened just after 9:30 a.m. at the intersection of Lockheed Boulevard and Richmond Highway in Groveton. Police have closed northbound traffic along Richmond Highway, beginning at Arlington Drive.  Four people were injured and taken to the hospital for treatment with non-life threatening injuries, the report said.  Drivers should avoid this area and expect delays.  It's unclear what department the police car be…

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by Josh Lanier