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One Of Two Driver Involved In Deadly Virginia Hit-Run Crash Arrested: State Police One Of Two Driver Involved In Deadly Virginia Hit-Run Crash Arrested: State Police
One Of Two Driver Involved In Deadly Virginia Hit-Run Crash Arrested: State Police One of two drivers involved in a deadly hit-and-run crash in Fauquier County last week has been identified and apprehended, according to Virginia State Police.  On Wednesday, Nov. 13, state police investigators located and arrested Catlett resident Dennis Dunning, 54, who was found at his home in the 8000 block of Burwell Road in Fauquier, where he was taken into custody without incident. Late in the afternoon on Friday, Nov. 8, police say that 73-year-old Garland Heddings was walking along Elk Road to a mailbox when he was struck by an SUV that was heading north, then by a second vehi…

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by Zak Failla
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100 MPH Pursuit-Crash Led By Baltimore Man With Pregnant Woman In Car On I-66 In Virginia: Cops 100 MPH Pursuit-Crash Led By Baltimore Man With Pregnant Woman In Car On I-66 In Virginia: Cops
100 MPH Pursuit-Crash Led By Baltimore Man With Pregnant Woman In Car On I-66 In Virginia: Cops A 27-year-old Baltimore man was arrested in Virginia after police said he led a high-speed crash with a pregnant passenger along I-66 that ended in a crash with a troop car. Junate E. Williams was was heading east on I-66 in a Toyota Sienna when police spotted him for no state inspection and non brake lights around 1 p.m. Sunday, April 14, state police said. A trooper tried pulling him over at the 17-mile marker in Fauquier County but Williams refused, initiating a pursuit. The Toyota continued east on Interstate 66 into Prince William County, reaching speeds of up to 100 mph. The Toyota c…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Involuntary Manslaughter For DUI Driver In Northern VA Crash That Killed Passenger: Police Involuntary Manslaughter For DUI Driver In Northern VA Crash That Killed Passenger: Police
Involuntary Manslaughter For DUI Driver In Northern VA Crash That Killed Passenger: Police A 37-year-old Virginia woman is facing charges for a crash that left her passenger dead, authorities said. Shannon P. Day, of Sumerduck, was driving under the influence at the time of the Shipps Tore Road crash in Fauquier County on Saturday, March 2 at 10:25 p.m., Virginia State Police said. Day was in a 2018 Ford Explorer going west on Route 637 when she failed to maneuver a curve ran off the right side of the roadway and collided with a tree, police said. Day suffered minor injuries in the crash and refused treatment. Her passenger, Claire E. Caruso, 50, of Charlottesville, died at…

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by Cecilia Levine
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More Metal Scrappers Arrested Stealing County Property In Fauquier, Sheriff Says More Metal Scrappers Arrested Stealing County Property In Fauquier, Sheriff Says
More Metal Scrappers Arrested Stealing County Property In Fauquier, Sheriff Says Several people have been arrested at what has become a hot spot for metal scrappers in Fauquier County and will now face charges, authorities announced. Gainesville resident Paul Leonard, 46, and 48-year-old Josh Smith, of Broad Run are the latest to be apprehended for targeting scrap metal in the 7000 block of Kennedy Road in the early hours of Monday morning. A spokesperson for the Fauquier County Sheriff's Office said that at around 4:20 a.m. on Jan. 29, the agency received reports of multiple flashlights by the scrap metal on county property that belonged to the Water and Sanitation Dep…

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by Zak Failla
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90 MPH Chase Ends With Wanted Driver In Cuffs: Virginia State Police 90 MPH Chase Ends With Wanted Driver In Cuffs: Virginia State Police
90 MPH Chase Ends With Wanted Driver In Cuffs: Virginia State Police A man who is wanted for violating his probation in Maryland didn't go down quietly and forced police in Virginia into a wild, unsuccessful high-speed pursuit to evade capture. Manassas resident Cristian Valle is behind bars after being arrested by Virginia State Police troopers in Fauquier County, but not before he took them for a ride earlier this week, the department announced on Thursday. The 25-year-old was the subject of a BOLO issued by the Fauquier Sheriff's Office at approximately 8 a.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 22, when Valle was spotted driving recklessly in Warrenton. While canvasing th…

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by Zak Failla