Tag: crashes
Police step up DUI enforcement
During July, the Fairfax Police Department’s Summer Crime Prevention Team is focusing on driving while under the influence. According to the FCPD, the days around the Fourth of July holiday have some of the highest numbers of impaired driving-related crash fatalities across the country. The Crash Prevention Team includes officers from all eight police stations. … Continued
Driver charged with manslaughter for causing a fatal crash on Route 50
The driver of the 2016 Honda Accord involved in a two-vehicle fatal crash in Seven Corners on April 21 has turned himself in, the Fairfax County Police Department announced June 20. Mirza Baig, 26, of Alexandria, is facing a charge of involuntary manslaughter. He is being held at the Adult Detention Center on no bond. … Continued
Woman killed in crash in Seven Corners
There was a fatal auto crash this morning on Arlington Boulevard and Patrick Henry Drive in Seven Corners, the Fairfax County Police Department reports. Christina Hamilton, 37, believed to be the driver of a 2018 Honda Civic, was taken to the hospital and was pronounced deceased. The Civic was traveling eastbound on Arlington Boulevard in … Continued
This intersection is a hot spot for crashes
There’s no question that the intersection of John Marr Drive and Backlick Road in Annandale is a dangerous one. Vincent Moten, who has been keeping track, has seen six crashes at that intersection since the start of 2023. There was a horrific crash on April 8, he says. A silver RAV4 went through a red … Continued
Car crashes into building in Annandale
A car crashed into the Evergreen Academy in Annandale Friday afternoon, sending one woman to the hospital. The academy, in an office building at 7700 Little River Turnpike, provides English language instruction. According to Miguel Escoto, who was called in to board up the entrance and clear the damage, a woman who was parked in … Continued
Pedestrian struck and killed on Wilson Blvd.
There was a fatal pedestrian crash on Wilson Boulevard at John Marshall Drive in Seven Corners at 6:18 a.m. on March 24, the Fairfax County Police Department reports. Preliminarily, detectives determined Ana Julia Acosta De Ostorga, 58, of Falls Church, was attempting to cross Wilson Boulevard in an unknown direction, in or near the pedestrian … Continued
Man dies from injuries in Annandale crash
The passenger in a truck involved in a crash on Little River Turnpike in Annandale on Jan. 27 has died from his injuries, the Fairfax County Police Department reports. Bayron Hernandez Castellanos, 27, of Annandale, was riding in the bed of a 2002 Chevrolet Silverado at about 2:13 a.m. when the driver, Jamie Hernandez Castellanos, … Continued
Two people shot in Bailey’s Crossroads
Two people were shot in Bailey’s Crossroads in the early hours of Jan. 5, the Fairfax County Police Department reported. The incident occurred in the 6000 block of Glen Carlyn Drive. The two victims were taken to the hospital with injuries not considered life-threatening. In other police news, detectives with the Crash Reconstruction Unit are … Continued
Driver arrested for fatal auto crash
Fairfax County Police on Dec. 19 arrested the driver who struck another car last May, killing Gladis Suyapa Deras, in the 3700 block of S. George Mason Drive in Bailey’s Crossroads. The Prince George’s County Sheriff’s Office assisted detectives from the FCPS Fugitive Track and Apprehension Squad with the arrest of Tewodros Worku, 35, of … Continued
Pedestrian killed on Route 50
A pedestrian was pronounced dead on the scene after being struck by a vehicle on Arlington Boulevard near Annandale Road early this morning, the Fairfax County Police Department reports.
Pedestrian dies after being struck by car
The 70-year-old pedestrian struck by a car on Nov. 15 on Braddock Road, just west of Annandale, succumbed to her injuries on Dec. 4, the Fairfax County Police Department reports. Ly Tran of Springfield was crossing Braddock Road from south to north within the crosswalk at Kings Park Drive on Nov. 15 when she was … Continued
Petition seeks traffic light where teen was killed crossing Columbia Pike
Following the horrific crash on Columbia Pike Nov. 16 that killed Justice High School student Lesly Diaz Bonilla, local residents are stepping up their advocacy for safer streets. The Project-Based Initiative for Bailey’s Crossroads and Culmore is publicizing a petition on behalf of the Barcroft View Apartments and the greater Culmore community urging the … Continued
Driver charged with felony hit-and-run
The driver of a vehicle who struck and killed a pedestrian on Leesburg Pike in Bailey’s Crossroads on Oct. 27 was charged with felony hit and run, the Fairfax County Police Department reports. Yaraliz Rivera Rosado of Alexandria was driving a 2017 Infiniti QX60 westbound on Leesburg Pike by Carlin Springs Road when she struck … Continued
Pedestrian killed on Route 50
UPDATED Dec. 5: There’s been another pedestrian fatality in Mason District. The Fairfax County Police Department reports MD Kamrul Hassan, 66, of Falls Church was struck on Arlington Boulevard at Allen Street in Falls Church at 7:36 p.m. on Dec. 4. He was taken to the hospital and pronounced deceased. Preliminarily, detectives determined that Hassan … Continued
Teen fatally struck by car on Columbia Pike
Lesly Diaz-Bonilla, the 17-year-old fatally struck by a car in Bailey’s Crossroads, “was a beautiful angel” who dreamed of being successful in school and becoming a nurse, said her father, Fermin Diaz Argueta on a GoFundMe page he set up. The fundraising campaign has already received $20,391, more than double the goal of $10,000. Lesly … Continued