The Thanksgiving holiday weekend proved deadly on Virginia’s highways, as reported at wric.com. Virginia State Police officials said nine people died in auto crashes from November 23 to November 27. Five of the victims were not wearing seatbelts, according to Virginia authorities. One of the deaths involved a...
Read MoreDriver Fails to Yield for Pedestrian in Crosswalk
An SUV struck a 65-year-old woman late last month as the victim walked to the Fredericksburg train station, according to a report on Fredericksburg.com. The auto accident happened as the woman was crossing Princess Anne Street, and she suffered life-threatening injuries. A Fredericksburg police spokesperson said the...
Read MoreBus and Construction Vehicle Collide in Fairfax
A commuter bus crashed into the back of a construction vehicle last month in Fairfax on the Dulles Airport Access Road. The auto accident occurred in the eastbound lane and caused several injuries, according to police. Emergency responders took 13 people to the hospital, but none with life-threatening injuries. The Loudon County Transit commuter...
Read MoreTruck-Motorcycle Collision Kills Two in Virginia
A collision between a Ford truck and a group of motorcyclists left two dead in Chesapeake, Virginia earlier this month. Just before midnight on Mt. Pleasant Road, the Ford truck was westbound traveling toward the motorcycles, according to the police report. The accident shut down a large portion of Mt. Pleasant Road for...
Read MoreVirginia Man Charged in Fatal DWI Crash
A 46-year-old Virginia man faces common law DWI charges for his role in a fatal car accident last month in Utica, New York. According to Utica police, the suspect “blew through a stop sign” in his van before colliding with another vehicle driven by a 50-year-old man with his wife in the passenger...
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