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Deadly Motorcycle Crash Shuts Fairfax County Intersection (DEVELOPING) Deadly Motorcycle Crash Shuts Fairfax County Intersection (DEVELOPING)
Deadly Motorcycle Crash Shuts Fairfax County Intersection (Developing) A motorcyclist was killed in a crash Wednesday, April 24 in Fairfax County, police said. The crash happened at Old Keene Mill Road and Shiplett Boulevard in Burke, police said just after 10:40 p.m. The intersection was closed for investigation. This is a developing story. Check back for more.
Police ID Wrong-Way Driver Killed In Head-On Fairfax County Crash With Tesla Police ID Wrong-Way Driver Killed In Head-On Fairfax County Crash With Tesla
Police ID Wrong-Way Driver Killed In Head-On Fairfax County Crash With Tesla An 81-year-old man died after crashing his SUV while driving on the wrong side of the road in Fairfax County, according to police. Fairfax Station resident Sidney Brooks has been identified by investigators as the person who was killed after crashing his Chevy Trailblazer into a Tesla shortly after midnight on Thursday morning. Officers from the Fairfax County Police Department were called to the intersection of Fairfax County Parkway north of the intersection with Ox Road to investigate the two-vehicle crash. Police say that Brooks was traveling north on Fairfax County Parkway in the sout…
Double Tractor Trailer Crash Jams Capital Beltway In Fairfax County Double Tractor Trailer Crash Jams Capital Beltway In Fairfax County
Double Tractor Trailer Crash Jams Capital Beltway In Fairfax County A crash involving two tractor trailers on the Capital Beltway Wednesday, March 13 had traffic tied up during morning rush hour. It happened at 7 a.m. in the southbound lanes when a passenger vehicle and two tractor-trailers collided near Exit 45, State Police said. The impact of the crash caused one of the tractor-trailers to jackknife. There are no reported injuries.  The 28-year-old male driver at fault was charged with following too closely.
New Forecast: Increased Snowfall Totals Expected, Arctic Temps To Follow Northeast Storm New Forecast: Increased Snowfall Totals Expected, Arctic Temps To Follow Northeast Storm
New Forecast: Increased Snowfall Totals Expected, Arctic Temps To Follow Northeast Storm Newly-released forecast maps show parts of the region could see up to six inches of snow in the end-of-week storm. Intermittent snow is expected to begin between 4 and 7 a.m. Friday, Jan. 19, with the heaviest amounts falling in the afternoon, the National Weather Service said. Snow will fall at about 0.5 inches per hour and will taper by the evening, with temps in the upper 20s and low 30s, the NWS said. SNOWFALL PREDICTIONS The areas expected to get 4 to 6 inches are Trenton, Long Branch, Allentown, and Philadelphia. Reading, Vineland, Parsippany and Toms River are expected to get 3 to …
Thunderstorms, Possible Snow Heading Toward DMV Thunderstorms, Possible Snow Heading Toward DMV
Thunderstorms, Possible Snow Heading Toward DMV Meteorologists are cautioning that some wicked weather may be barreling towards Maryland and Virginia.  While temperatures were on the rise over the weekend, the fun may be over as forecasters are calling for thunderstorms, and possibly even some snow to parts of the region. According to the National Weather Service, snow is most likely in the western parts of Maryland and Virginia, with accumulations of less than one inch expected in the majority of the area, though some extreme forecasts have called for upwards of four inches in more rural areas. Flood Watches have been expanded …
Virginia Woman, Dog Killed Crossing I-495 After Car Breakdown In Maryland: State Police Virginia Woman, Dog Killed Crossing I-495 After Car Breakdown In Maryland: State Police
Virginia Woman, Dog Killed Crossing I-495 After Car Breakdown In Maryland: State Police A Virginia woman and a dog were killed in an early morning crash in Prince George's County, Maryland State Police officials announced. Kerri Snead, 32, has been identified by police as the person killed while crossing I-495 in Camp Springs at around 3 a.m. on Friday, Dec. 8.  The crash was reported near Joint Base Andrews. According to police, troopers were called to the Outer Loop near Allentown Road to investigate a reported crash involving a pedestrian and dog. Investigators say that Snead was driving along I-495 when her vehicle began to malfunction.  She then got out of th…
Police ID Woman, 23, Killed By Responding Firetruck In Fairfax County Police ID Woman, 23, Killed By Responding Firetruck In Fairfax County
Police ID Woman, 23, Killed By Responding Firetruck In Fairfax County Authorities have identified the 23-year-old victim struck and killed by a firetruck overnight in Fairfax County. Authorities were called to the scene to aid a woman later identified as Ashley Boardman, of Middleburg, who appeared to be intoxicated in the roadway at Glade Drive just west of Laurel Glade Court, around 2:20 a.m. Monday, May 8, county police said. Neither the responding police officer nor the driver of the Fairfax County Fire and Rescue engine saw Boardman in lying in the roadway, authorities said. The police captain saw the woman and yelled for the engine to stop, h…
Honda Recalls 564K SUVs For Cold Weather Rust Risk Concern Honda Recalls 564K SUVs For Cold Weather Rust Risk Concern
Honda Recalls 564K SUVs For Cold Weather Rust Risk Concern Hundreds of thousands of Honda SUVs are being recalled due to concerns that road salt could cause the frame of the vehicle to rust and unintentionally detach parts of the rear suspension. Officials announced this week that Honda is recalling nearly 564,000 CR-V models that were produced between 2007 and 2011 that were sold in states where salt and other de-icing chemicals are used to clear roads during winter storms. According to Honda, “in salt-belt states where de-icing agents are used to maintain the roadway, the de-icing agents, along with mud and water, could enter the rear frame throu…
82-Year-Old Pedestrian Struck, Killed By Car In Prince William County: PD 82-Year-Old Pedestrian Struck, Killed By Car In Prince William County: PD
82-Year-Old Pedestrian Struck, Killed By Car In Prince William County: PD An 82-year-old woman was struck and killed by a car in Prince William County, authorities said. The crash happened on Hoadly Road near Ridgefield Village Drive in Manassas around 4:40 a.m. on Monday, Nov. 28, according to the Prince William County Police Department. Alice L. Fouchea, 82, of Manassas, was walking in the roadway outside of a crosswalk when she was struck by the driver of a 2016 Volkswagen Beetle that was traveling east on Hoadly Road, police said. Officers attempted CPR on the woman, who was later pronounced dead at the scene by EMS workers, they said. Meanwhile, the 6…
SUV Flips Multiple Times In Crash With Stafford Drunk Driver SUV Flips Multiple Times In Crash With Stafford Drunk Driver
SUV Flips Multiple Times In Crash With Stafford Drunk Driver An assault suspect was arrested while drunk driving in Stafford County, police said.  At around 3 p.m. on September 7, 30-year-old Tyreke Ellis was reported to be driving a gray Acura near Hospital Center Boulevard, drunk and allegedly armed, according to the Stafford County Sheriff's Office. Officers attempted to stop Ellis and observed him driving without a seatbelt on and holding his phone in his hand, authorities reported. Ellis ignored officers attempts to stop him and made a U-turn at 80 mph, initiating a chase with police, officials said. The suspect repeatedly crossed the dou…
Virginia Woman Airlifted To Hospital After Being Struck Twice In Three-Vehicle Crash Virginia Woman Airlifted To Hospital After Being Struck Twice In Three-Vehicle Crash
Virginia Woman Airlifted To Hospital After Being Struck Twice In Three-Vehicle Crash A woman from Virginia was airlifted to a Maryland hospital after being involved in a three-car crash that left her with “incapacitating injuries,” authorities said. Centerville, Virginia resident Kelly Myung Han, 51, was driving a 2017 blue Honda According at approximately 4:40 p.m. on Sunday, July 24, when she failed to yield the right of way when making a left turn from a private driveway onto St. Andrew’s Church Road in California, according to the St. Mary’s County Sheriff's Office. When making the left turn, investigators said that Han was struck by a silver 2002 Honda Civic, driven by…
Alexandria Police Ticket Driver Who Hit Young Bicyclist: Authorities Alexandria Police Ticket Driver Who Hit Young Bicyclist: Authorities
Alexandria Police Ticket Driver Who Hit Young Bicyclist: Authorities Police cited the driver who hit a child cyclist on Friday afternoon in northern Virginia, May 20, authorities said.  Alexandria police said on Monday, May 23, they fined the driver for failure to obey highway signs. Police did not release the driver's name. Doctors at an area hospital treated the child for minor injuries and released them.  The wreck happened close to 4:30 p.m. at the intersection of Langston Boulevard and John Marshall Drive when the driver of the SUV clipped the young cyclist. Police have not released many details about the incident.  The driver remai…
Dashcam Footage Captures Horrific I-270 Crash (VIDEO) Dashcam Footage Captures Horrific I-270 Crash (VIDEO)
Dashcam Footage Captures Horrific I-270 Crash (Video) A driver's dashcam captured a horrific I-270 crash in which a semi-truck being cut off a passenger car, seriously hurting a child over the weekend in Montgomery County. The semi appears to have swerved to avoid hitting a white SUV vehicle when it lost control and overturned in the northbound lanes of the highway in Gaithersburg around 5:15 p.m., Sunday, May 22, according to the footage and MoCo Fire & Rescue spokesman Pete Piringer. My dashcam caught the accident. Looks like the truck swerved to avoid a white suv and lost control. pic.twitter.com/4qHDxTdjH1 — Heather T🇺🇸 (@heatherha…