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Truck Driver Dad Dies Weeks After Fiery Virginia Wreck, Charges Upgraded For Teen Driver Truck Driver Dad Dies Weeks After Fiery Virginia Wreck, Charges Upgraded For Teen Driver
Truck Driver Dad Dies Weeks After Fiery Virginia Wreck, Charges Upgraded For Teen Driver A Virginia dad whose truck was struck by a speeding driver and burst into flames last month has died, and charges have been upgraded for the 18-year-old driver who struck him. Cesar Yepez was identified on a GoFundMe campaign as the victim struck by Jose A. Padilla Espinosa on Route 28 Monday, Sept. 18 in Sterling. Yepez, a dad of two, died on Monday, Oct. 2, the Loudoun County Sheriff's Office said. Padilla Espinosa had originally been charged with forging tags and driving without insurance, but upon Yepez's death, Padilla Espinosa was additionally charged with involuntary manslaughte…

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Truck Driver Dad On Ventilator With 3rd Degree Burns After Being Pulled From Fiery VA Wreck Truck Driver Dad On Ventilator With 3rd Degree Burns After Being Pulled From Fiery VA Wreck
Truck Driver Dad On Ventilator With 3rd Degree Burns After Being Pulled From Fiery VA Wreck A Virginia dad whose truck was struck by a speeding driver and burst into flames earlier this week is fighting for his life, loved ones say. Cesar Yepez was identified on a GoFundMe campaign as the victim struck by Jose A. Padilla Espinosa on Route 28 Monday, Sept. 18 in Sterling. Good Samaritans rushed over to pull Yepez from the vehicle, who suffered third-degree burns on 87 percent of his body, a GoFundMe page says. He was on a ventilator in critical condition as of Friday, Sept. 22. The campaign founder, Lauren Opauski, on Facebook said that Cesar "found the strength to tell the f…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Driver Pulled From Fiery Truck After Being Hit By Speeding Teen In Loudoun County: Cops Driver Pulled From Fiery Truck After Being Hit By Speeding Teen In Loudoun County: Cops
Driver Pulled From Fiery Truck After Being Hit By Speeding Teen In Loudoun County: Cops Police in Loudoun County are seeking witnesses of a crash they believe was caused by a speeding, 18-year-old uninsured driver. It happened around 6:50 p.m. on Route 28 south near Sterling Boulevard in Sterling, when Jose A. Padilla Espinosa struck a semi-truck in a Nissan Altima, the sheriff's office said. The impact caused the truck to catch fire and overturn, as bystanders pulled the truck driver from the vehicle, police said. A blue Toyota Prius was also struck by the Nissan. The truck driver was taken to an area hospital with life-threatening injuries. The driver and Prius and Es…

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by Cecilia Levine