Tag: accidents
Man dies in crash on Little River Turnpike in Annandale
The wrecked car on Little River Turnpike is towed away. [Oscar Martinez] Updated Dec. 14: An adult man is dead following a single-vehicle crash at Little River Turnpike and Duncan Drive in Annandale, the Fairfax County Police Department reported shortly before 7 a.m. on Dec. 13. Police identified the victim as Dixon Joel Martinez Rodriguez, … Continued
Pedestrian struck and killed on Backlick Road
A man was killed by a hit-and-run driver Nov. 25 near the intersection of Backlick Road and Edsall Road in the Springfield area of Mason District, the Fairfax County Police Department reports. Daniel McKay, 63, of Springfield, was crossing Backlick Road at about 6:30 p.m. when he was struck by a driver traveling south on … Continued
Man dies in moped accident in Lincolnia
Columbia Pike eastbound at Lincolnia Road. [Google Maps] A man is dead following a moped crash at 2:20 a.m. Oct. 5 at the intersection of Columbia Pike and Lincolnia Road in Lincolnia, the Fairfax County Police Department reports. Erwin Rodriguez, 32, of Annandale, was thrown from the 2011 TaoTao moped he was driving and pronounced … Continued
Hit-and-run driver destroys Broyhill Park sign
This sign has been here for decades. [Photos by Vince Wilson] The sign at the entrance to the Broyhill Park neighborhood at the corner of Annandale Road and Graham Road was reduced to a pile of bricks after a vehicle smashed into it on or around Aug. 30. It shouldn’t be too hard for police … Continued
Two die in Bailey’s Crossroads crash
A man and woman have died as a result of injuries sustained in a crash that occurred at about 1:30 a.m. on Aug. 9 in the 3400 block of Carlin Springs Road in Bailey’s Crossroads, the Fairfax County Police Department reports. The passenger, Maria Crowder, 29, of Maryland, died at the scene, while the driver, … Continued
Accident on Hummer Road causes power outage
Car hits utility police on Hummer Road. [Brent Baker] Hummer Road in Annandale was closed this morning, after a car crashed into a utility pole knocking down wires between Royce Street and Championship Drive, the Fairfax County Police Department reports. Championship Court lost power at about 10:30 a.m., according to a resident. Utility workers restoring … Continued
Car crashes in to Vietnamese market in Falls Church area
A car crashed into the Bien Hoa Oriental Supermarket at 7240 Arlington Blvd. in the Falls Church area of Fairfax County this morning, the Fairfax County Fire and Rescue Department reports. One person has been transported to the hospital for a checkup. No one was trapped inside.
Pedestrian killed in hit-and-run accident
The Royce Court intersection on Hummer Road. [Google Maps] Updated, 7 p.m.: Police are searching for a dark-colored, four-door sedan with front-end damage involved in a fatal hit-and-run accident shortly after 6 a.m. this morning in Annandale. The pedestrian, Angel Paz Lopez, 42 of Alexandria, was pronounced dead at the scene. He was walking across … Continued
Hit-and-run driver arrested
Claros [FCPD] Fairfax County Police have arrested a man in connection with the fatal hit-and-run accident Feb. 1 on Industrial Road near Backlick Road in the Springfield area of Mason District. Willams Claros, 52, of Alexandria, was arrested March 10 and charged with involuntary manslaughter and felony hit-and-run. He was taken to the Fairfax County … Continued
Pedestrian fatalities most likely to involve seniors
“Walking seniors are dying in record numbers on Virginia’s roads,” reports AAA Mid-Atlantic. Statewide, there were 37 fatalities involving pedestrians age 65 or older in 2019, compared to 19 in 2018. Fairfax County had 16 pedestrian deaths in 2019, including six people age 65 or older, the most of any jurisdiction in Virginia. There were … Continued
Pedestrian killed in hit-and-run accident
Detectives from the Fairfax County Police Department’s Crash Reconstruction Unit are asking for the public’s assistance in identifying a vehicle and its driver involved in a crash that resulted in the death of a pedestrian on Industrial Road near Backlick Road in the Springfield area. David Velasquez, 29, of Arlington, was walking in the right … Continued
Residents urge officials to curb speeding and ban trucks on Backlick Road
An accident on Backlick Road and Jayhawk Street on Jan. 6. [Aaron Kelley] Two serious accidents that occurred within 10 minutes of one another at about 5:30 p.m. on Jan. 6 highlight the safety concerns on Backlick Road in Annandale. A witness, Aaron Kelley, saw people holding infants as they got out of their wrecked … Continued
Police seek driver involved in hit-and-run accident
Fairfax County Police are seeking the driver of a black sedan who struck a woman who was crossing Edsall Road near Cherokee Avenue at about 5:30 p.m. on Dec. 8. The woman’s condition, initially reported as life-threatening, was later downgraded to critical. The driver did not stop and was last seen entering the Interstate 395 … Continued
92-year-old man dies after crash on Rt. 7
The approximate location of a fatal crash on Leesburg Pike Sept. 24. A 92-year-old man has died as a result of injuries from a crash that occurred around 3:30 p.m. on Sept. 24 in the 5600 block of Leesburg Pike in Bailey’s Crossroad, the Fairfax County Police Department reports. Donald Buzzell, 92, of Arlington, was … Continued
Annandale man dies after crashing into a house
Firefights respond to a car that crashed into a house on Little River Turnpike. [FCFRD photos] A driver died of his injuries after crashing into a home in the 8500 block of Little River Turnpike in Annandale, near Northern Virginia Community College, the Fairfax County Police Department reports. John Carey, 66, of Annandale, was pronounced … Continued