Woman Seriously Hurt When Truck Tire Crashes Into Car In Fairfax Couny: Police

A woman was seriously injured after a truck tire came off of an 18-wheeler and crashed into her car last week in Fairfax County, authorities said. Police are still searching for the truck driver.

Virginia State Police
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Josh Lanier

07/05/2022 5:23 p.m.

The woman was driving on Interstate 66 near Stringfellow Road on Friday, July 1, when the tire detached from the tractor-trailer and slammed into the side of her car just after 1:30 p.m., Virginia State Police said. The truck did not stop. Police searched the area but did not find them.

Police rushed the woman to INOVA Hospital in Reston for life-threatening injuries.

Investigators ask anyone who saw the wreck to contact Virginia State Police by dialing #77 or 703-803-0026.

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