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Virginia’s traffic-related death toll rises amid numerous fatal crashes within days
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Virginia’s traffic-related death toll rises amid numerous fatal crashes within days

Fatal crashes in Virginia are stacking up, and reports continue rolling in of the numerous deadly incidents that occurred in recent days. As previously reported, on Sunday, two pedestrians were killed in separate incidents in Fairfax near the same exit. Brunswick truck crash VSP reported that, on Friday, around 9:30 a.m. 52-year-old John Oliver Harrison of Lawrenceville was headed north on Rt. 46 in Brunswick County. He was near Woodley Ave. in a tractor-trailer loaded with lumber. Harrison reportedly ran off the road and struck a group of trees. The crash demolished the cab of the truck, and VSP said Harrison was killed upon impact. VSP said there’s nothing to suggest that speed or alcohol was a factor. Multiple incidents in VA Beach Last Saturday, around 2:...
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2 pedestrians killed on I-495 in Fairfax in separate incidents
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2 pedestrians killed on I-495 in Fairfax in separate incidents

Virginia State Police were dispatched to two fatal pedestrian crashes in Fairfax County today within a half-hour. The incidents were in close proximity but are unrelated, police say. Incident #1 The call for the first incident came in at 3:39 a.m. VSP said, at present, it appears that the unnamed individual was on the shoulder of the westbound lanes of I-495 east of Exit 176 changing a tire and got hit by a truck. The individual changing the tire died at the scene. The unnamed driver of the truck was transported to the hospital. VSP said its Fairfax Division Crash Reconstruction Team is assisting with the investigation, and charges are pending. Incident #2 At 3:53 a.m., VSP found a pedestrian in the eastbound lanes of I-495 near Exit 176. Witnesses repo...
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Sumerduck woman facing involuntary manslaughter for death of Charlottesville woman
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Sumerduck woman facing involuntary manslaughter for death of Charlottesville woman

Shannon Piper Day, a 37-year-old Sumerduck woman, is being held in Fauquier Adult Detention Center after being charged for a fatal crash last weekend. It was Saturday, March 2, at around 10:26 p.m. and Day was driving a 2018 Ford Explorer heading west on Shipps Tore Rd. (Rt. 637), VSP reported. She was about ½ mile west of Marsh Rd. when she failed to make it around a curve. VSP said Day ran off the right side of the road and crashed into a tree. Her passenger, Claire E. Caruso, a 50-year-old Charlottesville woman, died at the scene from her injuries although, she was wearing a seatbelt, according to police. (Photo: FCSO) Day, who was also wearing a seatbelt, suffered minor injuries but refused treatment, according to VSP. Her mugshot shows abrasions on her forehead and mark...
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Investigation underway for fatal single-vehicle crash in York County
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Investigation underway for fatal single-vehicle crash in York County

Virginia State Police are investigating a fatal, single-vehicle crash in York County that occurred on Friday afternoon. At around 4:30 p.m. VSP troopers responded to the 3000 block of Goodwin Neck Road, which is north of Back Creek Park. Based on preliminary investigations, VSP determined that 30-year-old Aaron Eli Hoopingarner of Yorktown. was traveling northbound on Goodwin Neck Road. He got into the southbound lanes to attempt to pass two vehicles but he ran off the road and hit a traffic sign. After hitting the sign, VSP said it appears the man tried to regain control but he overcorrected. He ran off the road again, hit a tree, and was killed upon impact. VSP reported that  Hoopingarner was not wearing a seatbelt and was thrown from the vehicle. The man’s speed was a c...
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Another man killed as VSP warns of ‘alarming’ rise in pedestrian fatalities
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Another man killed as VSP warns of ‘alarming’ rise in pedestrian fatalities

A fatal pedestrian crash was reported in Greensville County Monday morning at nearly the same time as Virginia State Police was issuing a public advisory about the mounting number of pedestrian crashes in the Commonwealth. Greensville crash In Greensville, the incident was a hit and run that occurred on Pleasant Shade Road (Route 58). According to VSP Sergeant Michelle Anaya, a man was walking westbound on Pleasant Shade Rd. when an unknown vehicle hit him. The man was west of Emporia and VSP believes the incident occurred between 4 and 5:30 a.m. The pedestrian's identity has not been released. VSP is asking anyone with possible information, who may have witnessed or seen the pedestrian and/or the responsible vehicle around that timeframe to contact troopers at #(434) 634-44...
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Virginia State Police release name of unidentified pedestrian killed in Augusta
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Virginia State Police release name of unidentified pedestrian killed in Augusta

Virginia State Police were calling on the public to help identify a white male killed along Rt. 11 in Augusta. That man has now been identified as Tony L. Epperson, age 37, of West Augusta. According to VSP, at midnight, on February 9, Trooper A.J Garasimowicz was dispatched to the scene of a fatal pedestrian crash along Route 11 north at the Interstate 81 northbound entrance ramp in Greenville. A vehicle was attempting to merge onto the I-81 ramp and hit the man who was “walking in the roadway.” Epperson was wearing all-black, non-reflective clothing that included a hoodie, cargo-style pants, and black sneakers. He had his back to traffic, VSP reported. The driver, who wasn’t identified, could not avoid striking the pedestrian, VSP determined. The driver remained on scene, and...
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Manassas man ejected, killed in I-81 crash in Shenandoah
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Manassas man ejected, killed in I-81 crash in Shenandoah

A two-vehicle accident on I-81 in Shenandoah County proved fatal for an ejected passenger. The incident occurred Monday, January 29, at 6 p.m. at the 289 mile marker, Virginia State Police reported. A 2015 Ford F350 experienced a driver’s side blowout, which caused the truck to run off the right side of the road, flip, and hit the guardrail. Wilson R. Acosta Zelaya, a 21-year-old of Springfield, was in the backseat and was not wearing a seatbelt, VSP stated. He was thrown from the vehicle into roadway and was hit by a Kenworth tractor-trailer. He died at the scene, VSP reported. The driver of the Ford, Pedro Lemus Mendoza, a 49-year-old Manassas man, sustained minor injuries and was transported to Winchester Medical Center for treatment, VSP reported. Two other adult passengers we...
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Crash & fire caused shutdown on Rt. 288 in Chesterfield
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Crash & fire caused shutdown on Rt. 288 in Chesterfield

Traffic delays around midday on Rt. 288 South in Chesterfield were caused by a crash near Watkins Center Parkway that sparked a fire and shut down all of the travel lanes. Around 11:30 a.m. a tractor-trailer and an SUV collided and a power line was hit, according to Virginia State Police. The toppled pole left power lines in the highway. Chesterfield Fire and EMS reported that one car got tangled in the power lines and an individual inside required assistance getting out. No one was injured, and there were no reports of any vehicles catching on fire. However, the powerlines sparked a brush fire that burned about 2 acres along the highway, stated Chesterfield Fire and EMS, which was assisted by Powhatan County Fire and Rescue. Firefighters were able to extinguish the blaze, and the...
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80-year-old Emporia woman killed by Greensville County crash
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80-year-old Emporia woman killed by Greensville County crash

An 80-year-old Emporia woman was killed in a single-vehicle crash on Tuesday, Virginia State Police reported. The incident occurred on Low Ground Rd. just south of Little Low Ground Rd. in Greensville County. According to VSP, the investigation revealed Merle Marie Thorpe, was traveling southbound and, for an undisclosed reason, she crossed into the northbound lanes. The woman then ran off the road, and the 2005 Chevy Impala she was driving crashed into a tree stump before flipped over leaving, said VSP. Thorpe, the sole occupant, was entrapped in the vehicle and was suffering from "serious life-threatening injuries," accord to VSP. When she was freed from the vehicle, she was first taken to Southern Virginia Regional Medical Center in Emporia. Then, she was flown to Chippenham...
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Woman unidentifiable after Isle of Wight crash
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Woman unidentifiable after Isle of Wight crash

The extent of the injuries in an Isle of Wight crash Tuesday night left Virginia State Police unable to positively identify the driver, VSP announced. It was just after 11 p.m. when VSP was informed that there was a single vehicle on Brewers Neck Boulevard north of Newton Haven Lane in Carrolton. Based on its preliminary investigations, VSP said it was determined that the woman, who authorities are currently calling Jane Doe, was traveling northbound on Brewers Neck Boulevard, when she lost control of the vehicle. She ran off the road, struck a ditch, and when the 2004 Ford Taurus hit the ditch, it flipped over several times, said VSP. Jane Doe was not wearing a seatbelt and was thrown from the car, VSP also reported. Currently, it’s undetermined if speed or alcohol were contri...
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