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Fewer Lives Lost: Thanksgiving Traffic Deaths Drop Across Virginia For Third Straight Year Fewer Lives Lost: Thanksgiving Traffic Deaths Drop Across Virginia For Third Straight Year
Fewer Lives Lost: Thanksgiving Traffic Deaths Drop Across Virginia For Third Straight Year Seven people lost their lives in crashes on Virginia roadways over the 2024 Thanksgiving holiday, a significant decrease from previous years, according to Virginia State Police. The five-day period surveyed by officials, which ran from Wednesday, Nov. 27 through Sunday, Dec. 1, saw seven fatal crashes across the state in Bath, Culpeper, Page, Spotsylvania, Stafford, Warren, and Wythe counties, officials said.  It represents an improvement compared to 11 fatalities in 2023 and a steep drop from 19 in 2022. Among the crashes, only two of the victims were confirmed to have been wearing s…

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by Zak Failla
Obituaries
Virginia Mother Killed In Motorcycle Crash Was Days From Getting Married, Starting New Job Virginia Mother Killed In Motorcycle Crash Was Days From Getting Married, Starting New Job
Virginia Mother Killed In Motorcycle Crash Was Days From Getting Married, Starting New Job Melanie Ruby Morales was "a light to everyone she met," before she lost her life in a Prince William County motorcycle crash, just as her life was coming together. Morales, 23, a mother of two, died last week after she was riding her motorcycle and struck a Mack truck after losing control, leaving friends and family reeling. "Melanie had a strong future ahead of her, standing tough through all of the hardships life threw her way," Jared Morales said. "Not for herself, but for the family she had created."  The Woodbridge resident leaves behind a husband she was planning to get married …

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by Zak Failla
News
Man Killed By Vehicle Inside Enclosed Construction Site In Alexandria, Police Say (DEVELOPING) Man Killed By Vehicle Inside Enclosed Construction Site In Alexandria, Police Say (DEVELOPING)
Man Killed By Vehicle Inside Enclosed Construction Site In Alexandria, Police Say (Developing) One person was killed by a vehicle in a construction site in Alexandria on Wednesday morning, police say. Shortly after 7:30 a.m. on July 24, officers were called to the 5700 block of Duke Street, where there was a reported injury. Upon arrival, a spokesperson for the Alexandria Police Department says that they found a man inside the enclosed construction site who was fatally struck by the vehicle. The incident is now being investigated by the department's Crash Reconstruction Team. No additional details about the crash were released by police.  More information is expected to be re…

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by Zak Failla
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DUI Teen Driver Arrested In Crash That Killed Pedestrian From Alexandria, Police Say DUI Teen Driver Arrested In Crash That Killed Pedestrian From Alexandria, Police Say
DUI Teen Driver Arrested In Crash That Killed Pedestrian From Alexandria, Police Say A DUI teenage driver has been charged in a Fairfax County crash that killed a 35-year-old pedestrian this weekend, authorities said. The 17-year-old driver of a 2017 Jeep Cherokee was heading east on Lorton Road near Timarand Drive in Lortin, when he struck Jamar Caper, 35, of Alexandria, who was trying to cross Lorton Road around 10:35 p.m. Saturday, July 20, county police said. Caper was hospitalized where he was pronounced dead.  The teen driver, meanwhile, remained at the scene and was arrested for DUI, police said. The driver was taken to the Fairfax County Juvenile Detentio…

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by Cecilia Levine
News
One Killed, Two Injured In I-95 Crash That Closed Lanes For Hours In Virginia (DEVELOPING) One Killed, Two Injured In I-95 Crash That Closed Lanes For Hours In Virginia (DEVELOPING)
One Killed, Two Injured In I-95 Crash That Closed Lanes For Hours In Virginia (Developing) One person is dead and two others are hospitalized following an early morning crash on I-95 that temporarily shut down lanes on the interstate on Tuesday, state police say. Shortly after 6:15 a.m. on July 9, an SUV traveling north in the Express Lanes pulled off onto the right shoulder due to mechanical issues in Woodbridge. Both the driver and passenger got out of the vehicle to investigate when a Ford F-150 pick-up truck veered into the shoulder and struck the latter and the disabled SUV. The passenger was pronounced dead at the scene. According to Virginia State Police, the driver of b…

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by Zak Failla
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Woman, Girl In Disabled Vehicle On I-66 Killed In Virginia Crash: State Police Woman, Girl In Disabled Vehicle On I-66 Killed In Virginia Crash: State Police
Woman, Girl In Disabled Vehicle On I-66 Killed In Virginia Crash: State Police Two - including a child - were killed in a Virginia crash that left several others with serious injuries, state police say. Virginia State Police investigators identified the victims involved in a crash on I-66 in Prince William County on Friday afternoon.  According to the agency, shortly before 2:30 p.m. on Friday, June 21, troopers were called to a stretch of the westbound lanes on the interstate, where there was a reported crash involving a disabled Hyundai Tucson that was pulled over in the right shoulder. Investigators say that a 2018 Izuzu truck heading west on the interstate w…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Motorcyclist Killed In I-395 Crash In Arlington Motorcyclist Killed In I-395 Crash In Arlington
Motorcyclist Killed In I-395 Crash In Arlington A motorcyclist was killed in a crash on I-395 in Arlington on Thursday, April 18, State Police said. The motorcycle was traveling north when it ran off the road near Exit 8 and struck the guardrail around 4:50 p.m., Virginia State Police said. The rider was thrown from the bike and died at the scene.  UPDATE: Police ID 23-Year-Old Motorcyclist Killed In I-395 Crash The crash remains under investigation.

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Dead Body Dragged By BMW Driver In DC ID'd By Metropolitan Police Dead Body Dragged By BMW Driver In DC ID'd By Metropolitan Police
Dead Body Dragged By BMW Driver In DC ID'd By Metropolitan Police A 63-year-old man was dragged to his death by a BMW driver after being struck in Southwest, DC on Monday night, the Metropolitan Police Department announced. Southeast, DC resident Wayne Brown Savoy has been identified as the pedestrian who was killed on Monday, Feb. 13 in the 2700 block of Martin Luther King Avenue in his hometown neighborhood. The preliminary investigation found that shortly after 8 p.m. on Monday night, a 2006 BMW 650 was traveling south on Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue when it struck a pedestrian who was “lying in the southbound lane.” Savoy was dragged by the BMW unt…

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by Zak Failla
News
18-Year-Old Dies In Oakton Wreck After Crashing Into Tree: Police 18-Year-Old Dies In Oakton Wreck After Crashing Into Tree: Police
18-Year-Old Dies In Oakton Wreck After Crashing Into Tree: Police Police said an 18-year-old died earlier this week after he lost control of his car and crashed into a tree in Fairfax County.  Franklin Aquino of Chantilly was driving his 2007 Mazda 3 along Fox Mill Road near Bronzedale Drive on Sunday, June 19, around 11 p.m. Fairfax County police believe he was speeding when he crested a hill and lost control of the car before he crashed into a tree off the right side of the road, investigators said.  Responders rushed Aquino to the hospital where he died of his injuries, police said. An underage passenger in the car was hospitalized with minor…

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by Josh Lanier
Police & Fire
Pedestrian Killed In Weekend Prince George's Crash: Police Pedestrian Killed In Weekend Prince George's Crash: Police
Pedestrian Killed In Weekend Prince George's Crash: Police One person has died in a pedestrian-involved crash in Prince George's County over the weekend, authorities said.  Police responded to the collision in the 9000 block of Annapolis Road around 10 p.m. on Saturday, May 21, Prince George's County Police said.  Upon arrival, officers found a male victim in the roadway. He was pronounced dead at the scene, police said. His identity is awaiting positive confirmation from his family.  Initial investigation suggested the man was hit by a car while he tried to cross Annapolis Road, police said. The driver of the vehicle stayed on scen…

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by David Cifarelli