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1 Dead, 2 Seriously Hurt In Annandale Crash: Police
A 72-year-old woman was killed in a weekend crash in Fairfax County, police said. The driver of a 2006 Lexus RX330I attempted a left turn from Bradfield Drive onto westbound Braddock Road in Annandale, around 9:40 a.m. Sunday, Feb. 4, Fairfax County police said. The driver of the Lexus turned in front of the driver of a 2024 BMW X6 who was traveling eastbound on Braddock Road, resulting in the crash. The Lexus had five occupants and BMW had two occupants. All were taken to the hospital. Three had injuries considered to be life-threatening. One of the Lexus passengers, Yun Hu, …
Police & Fire
Three Armed Juveniles At Large After Carjacking Lexus Driver In Huntingtown: Police (
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Recognize them? The Fairfax County Police Department is seeking the public's assistance as they attempt to locate a group of minors who are wanted for an armed carjacking on Tuesday night. Shortly before 8 p.m. on Jan. 30, police say that three juvenile suspects approached two men who were inside a Lexus in the 5900 block of Mount Eagle Drive in Huntingtown. The group then opened the doors of the vehicle, brandished handguns, and ordered them out of the vehicle before fleeing in the area in the victim's black Lexus. Video of the three suspects can be viewed here. According to polic…
Police & Fire
Speed, Alcohol Factors In 5-Car Crash That Killed Amissville's Diane Mederos: Police
Speed and alcohol are believed to have been factors in a five-car crash that killed one person and left several others injured in Culpeper County Wednesday, Oct. 4, police said. Police identified the victim who died as Diane Mederos, 61, of Amissville. She was mourned on Facebook by her twin sister. This is my selfish, whiny post. I lost my twin sister, Diane Mederos on Wednesday night. She was my other half. She... Posted by Desiree Sedgwick on Friday, October 6, 2023 VSP said Mederos was stopped at a light in a BMW X3 at Lee Highway and Rixeyville Road — at Clevengers Corner — aro…
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Park Police ID Three Men Killed In Rock Creek Parkway Crash
New details have emerged as members of the United States Park Police continue to investigate the triple-fatal Rock Creek Parkway crash this week in Northwest DC. Shortly before 1:45 a.m. on Wednesday, March 15, officers responded to a reported crash on the parkway near P Street NW when a Honda sedan crashed head-on into a Lexus SUV in a violent crash. All three occupants of the Honda were pronounced dead at the scene. On Thursday, March 16, investigators identified the victims of the crash as : Mohamed Kamara, 42, of Burtonsville, Maryland; Jonathan Cabrera Mendez, 23, of Arlington, Vi…
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District Man Who Lured Victims Into Dead-End Street Gets 120 Years For Triple Murder
The 31-year-old man who gunned down three others in a quiet Washington, DC street four years ago while sporting a stolen Lexus that was later found smoldering in Maryland will spend the rest of his life behind bars. District resident Rakeem Willis was sentenced to 120 years in prison for his roles in the 2019 murders of Sean Shuler, 26, Javon Abney, 26, and Tyrik Hagood, 24, federal prosecutors announced. Officials say that on Jan. 26, 2019, Willis lured the three men into what was described as a “quiet, dead-end street” in the 1500 block of Fort Davis Place SE, where they were shot multipl…
Police & Fire
Teen Was Driving Lexus 100+ MPH, Car Flew For 130 Feet In Fatal Fairfax County Crash: Police
Shocking new details of the investigation into a fatal crash that took the lives of two minors and left a teen hospitalized in critical condition weeks later have been released by the Fairfax County Police Department. Shortly before 9:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 10, dispatchers from the Fairfax County Police Department received an emergency crash notification in the 7400 block of Lee Chapel Road in Fairfax Station involving a vehicle that had gone off the roadway. Upon arrival, officers found a 2019 Lexus IS350 off of the road, investigators said. First responders were able to extract one teen…
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Teen Friends Killed In Fairfax Crash Identified
Two teen best friends killed in a Fairfax County crash earlier this week have been identified. Ashlyn Brotemarkle and Ariana Haftsavar, both 16, died when the driver of the Lexus SUV they were riding in lost control and went off the roadway on Lee Chapel Road, overturning onto its roof around 9:30 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 10, according to authorities and the victims' loved ones. One teen was extricated and hospitalized in serious condition while Haftsavar and Brotemarkle were pronounced dead at the scene. Speed was believed to be a contributing factor in the crash, according to invest…
Police & Fire
Minors Dead, Teen Critically Injured In Fatal Fairfax Station Rollover Crash: Police
Two minors are dead and a third teen was seriously injured in the first fatal non-pedestrian crash reported in Fairfax County in 2023. Shortly before 9:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 10, dispatchers from the Fairfax County Police Department received an emergency crash notification in the 7400 block of Lee Chapel Road in Fairfax Station involving a vehicle that had gone off the roadway. Upon arrival, officers found a 2019 Lexus IS350 off of the road. First responders were able to extract one teen, who was transported to a nearby hospital with life-threatening injuries. Two others were declared dea…
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DC Man Sentenced For Role In Night Of Violence Across Maryland, Virginia
A Washington, DC man will spend more than a decade in prison for his role in a day of terror that involved a violent armed robbery and two armed carjackings in Maryland and Virginia, federal officials announced. Rashaun Onley, 23, was sentenced to 14 years in federal prison, followed by five years of supervised release, on federal charges of committing an armed commercial robbery, carjacking, and using, carrying, and brandishing a firearm during and in relation to a crime of violence. The violence began in the early morning of Feb. 5, 2021. Onley and a co-conspirator entered a convenience…
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Police Release Photos Of Suspect Vehicle After Mass Baltimore Shooting
New details have been released by the Baltimore City Police Department after a shooting took the life of one person and left at least six others injured. Seven men were shot in the incident that occurred around 12:34 p.m., Wednesday, Aug. 24 at the intersection of Shirley Avenue and Park Heights Avenue, according to Baltimore Police. Five of the victims checked themselves into area hospitals and two victims were located at the scene, officials continued. One victim succumbed to his injuries and was pronounced dead by medical personnel. Investigators are at the intersection of Park H…
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Driver Running Red Light Causes Deadly Crash In Dumfries: Police
A 76-year-old man died in a car accident when a pickup driver ran a red light in Dumfries, police said. Marvin Floom was driving his 2018 Lexus on July 21 sometime before 8:33 a.m., when he was hit by a Ford F-150 in the middle of the Dumfries Road and Country Club Road intersection, Prince William County Police reported. The unidentified driver of the Ford, 35, ran a red light and drove into the intersection where he collided with Floom's car, officials said. The impact of the Ford pushed Floom's Lexus into other lanes of oncoming traffic, police said. Floom was taken to a local hospita…
Police & Fire
Police Identify Motorcyclist Killed In Woodbridge Wreck
Police in Prince William County released the identity of the 40-year-old motorcyclist who died in a crash on Friday, June 10. Ricky Raiseem Whittington of Woodbridge was speeding on his 2016 Honda F650GS down Neabsco Mills Road as he approached the intersection with Smoke Court around 9:30 p.m., Prince William County police said. He crashed into a 31-year-old woman waiting at the light to make a left turn onto Smoke Court in her Lexus. The force of the impact threw Whittington off his bike, and he crashed onto the pavement, police said. Paramedics attempted CPR on…
Police & Fire
Motorcyclist Thrown From Bike Lands In Jail: Police
A 22-year-old motorcyclist faces a mountain of charges in Stafford after someone crashed into his bike last week, authorities said. Austin Reeder, of Fredericksburg, was riding along U.S. 1 when a Lexus SUV pulled onto the highway from Coachman Circle and into his path just before 10 a.m. on Friday, June 3, the Stafford County Sheriff's Office said. Reeder was seriously injured in the crash, deputies said. But when deputies arrived, Reeder began acting nervous, the Sheriff's Office said. That's likely because deputies found what they believed were fentanyl pills in his book…
Police & Fire
Drivers With Eerily Similar Names Among Three Dead In Stafford Crash
Police released the names of three people who died on Sunday, May 29, in a head-on collision in Stafford that shut down a road for several hours. Tamarr Williams, 38, of Woodbridge, lost control of his 1995 Lexus and veered into oncoming traffic on Austin Ridge Drive around 7:30 p.m., the Stafford County Sheriff's Office said. The car struck a northbound Hyundai Elantra driven by Tamara Williams, 27, of Fredericksburg. The drivers were not related. Andrea Forte, 35, of Stafford, who was a passenger in the Lexus, also died in the collision, deputies said. A GoF…
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