Covering Annandale, Bailey's Crossroads, Lincolnia, and Seven Corners in Fairfax County, Virginia

Fire truck crashes into church entrance

A fire truck knocked down a column holding up the roof over an entrance at Capital Baptist Church at 3504 Gallows Road in Annandale causing the roof to come crashing down. The incident happened during the church’s Community Day event on March 19. The Annandale Volunteer Fire Department was there to give kids a close-up … Continued

Pedestrian killed in Seven Corners

A pedestrian was struck and killed in a parking lot in Seven Corners following a vehicle crash on Wilson Boulevard on Aug. 18. Police identified the pedestrian as Albert Sweat, 62, of Maryland. Sweat was walking through a parking lot in the 6200 block of Arlington Boulevard shortly after 8:30 a.m. when he was struck … Continued

Woman charged with reckless driving

The Fairfax County Police Department identified the driver of a 2008 Nissan Sentra that crashed into four pedestrians in Annandale May 20 as Joana Konadu, 41, of Annandale. Konadu was charged with “reckless driving: failure to keep vehicle under control.” She was issued a summons and released on recognizance. She struck the pedestrians in a … Continued

Woman killed in crash at Skyline

Updated May 25: A woman was killed in a crash May 24 in the 3700 block of S. George Mason Drive in Bailey’s Crossroads, the Fairfax County Police Department reports. She was later identified by police as Gladis Suyapa Deras, 54, of Falls Church. Deras was a passenger in a 2016 Volkswagen Jetta. The car … Continued

Four pedestrians struck in Annandale

Four pedestrians were struck by a vehicle in the 7200 block of Maple Place in Annandale just before noon on Friday, May 20, the Fairfax County Police Department reported on Twitter. The driver left the road, hitting four people. All four and the driver and a passenger were taken to the hospital. One of the … Continued

Driver crashes into apartment

A driver trying to park crashed into a window at the Parliaments Apartments in Annandale, a reader reports. The reader says his brother was getting off a school bus when he saw an older man, probably in his 80s, attempting to park at 5204 Conally St. Instead of braking, the man accidentally accelerated into the … Continued

Pedestrian struck in Annandale dies

An Annandale man struck while crossing John Marr Drive on Feb. 10 has died, the Fairfax County Police Department announced. William Dunn, 83, was crossing John Marr in the middle of the block just south of Columbia Pike at about 8:30 p.m. when he struck by a 2010 Hyundai in the southbound land. Dunn was … Continued