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3 Dead In Fairfax County Freight Train Accident ID'd As Young Soccer Player, Mom, Friend 3 Dead In Fairfax County Freight Train Accident ID'd As Young Soccer Player, Mom, Friend
3 Dead In Fairfax County Freight Train Accident ID'd As Young Soccer Player, Mom, Friend Police have released details in a train accident that left three people including a mother and her child dead earlier this week in Fairfax County. Yeraldin Pardo, 28, of Lincolnia, was on the elevated tracks at Accotink Park Road in Springfield with her 8-year-old son and 28-year-old Diego Arriaza, of Annandale, around 8:30 p.m. Wednesday, June 5, county police said. I can only thank God for the years I had with Eli and you my dear little sister Yeraldin Pardo. You will forever be in... Posted by Astrid Pimentel-Mejia on Thursday, June 6, 2024 The freight train struck Arr…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Woman, 27, Killed By Car In Virginia Survived By 2 Young Daughters Woman, 27, Killed By Car In Virginia Survived By 2 Young Daughters
Woman, 27, Killed By Car In Virginia Survived By 2 Young Daughters Support is on the rise for the two young girls who lost their 27-year-old mother over the weekend in Prince William County. Carla Mejia, who also goes by Casey, was struck by a vehicle while walking in the westbound lane of Minnieville Road in Woodbridge wearing all dark clothing around 11:35 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 24, Prince William County police said. The striking vehicle did not stop at the scene near Bobcat Court, police said. Fire and rescue personnel responded, where Mejia was pronounced dead.  NBC Washington says she had just left the Elks Lodge. A GoFundMe for the family says Casey le…

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by Cecilia Levine
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27-Year-Old Woman Struck, Killed By Hit-Run Car In Northern Virginia 27-Year-Old Woman Struck, Killed By Hit-Run Car In Northern Virginia
27-Year-Old Woman Struck, Killed By Hit-Run Car In Northern Virginia A 27-year-old woman was struck and killed by a car late Saturday, Feb. 24 in Prince William County. Carla Andrea Mejia was walking in the westbound lane of Minnieville Road in Woodbridge wearing all dark clothing when she was struck around 11:35 p.m., Prince William County police said. The striking vehicle did not stop at the scene near Bobcat Court, police said. Fire and rescue personnel responded, where Mejia was pronounced dead.  The vehicle is believed to be an unknown model Hyundai. No further information on the driver or striking vehicle was available.  Investigators with …

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by Cecilia Levine