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Newport News woman has fatal crash at scene of another crash
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Newport News woman has fatal crash at scene of another crash

A 25-year-old Newport News woman died after crashing at the scene of a crash on I-64 in James City County. Shortly before 3 a.m. on Sunday, Virginia State Police said called started coming in reporting an older model Toyota was driving the wrong way in the I-64 eastbound lanes and was near the 227 mile marker. By the time troopers located the Toyota, it had run off the road and hit a guardrail. VSP reported that the unnamed driver was intoxicated. Fire and rescue crews and a VDOT Safety Service Patroller blocked the right travel lane near the scene. VSP stated that there were cones set up and the VDOT vehicle had the arrow board illuminated pointing traffic to the left. Scene of fatal crash in James City County (Photo: Virginia State Police) Yet, a 2017 Toyota Corolla crashe...
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Dale City lane closures on I-95 North starting tonight
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Dale City lane closures on I-95 North starting tonight

Drivers in Dale City, take note, lane closures are scheduled on I-95 North tonight, March 15 and tomorrow, March 16. VDOT is warning drivers should expect delays and advising people to take alternate routes. The general purpose lanes will have closures around mile marker 155 between the Dale City Truck-Only Safety Rest Area North and Cardinal Drive as follows: 10 p.m. to 11 p.m. Friday, March 15: One lane closed 11 p.m. Friday, March 15 to 6:30 a.m. Saturday, March 16: Two lanes closed 6:30 a.m. to 8 a.m. Saturday, March 16: One lane closed 9 p.m. to 11 p.m. Saturday, March 16: One lane closed 11 p.m. Saturday, March 16 to 6:30 a.m. Sunday, March 17: Two lanes closed 6:30 a.m. to 9 a.m. Sunday, March 17: One lane closed On Saturday ni...
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Woodbridge man charged for death of Newport News man in Fairfax
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Woodbridge man charged for death of Newport News man in Fairfax

Virginia State have announced charges against a Woodbridge man accused of killing a pedestrian in a fatal crash on I-495 west in Fairfax on Sunday, March 10. At around 3:30 a.m., Gregory B,. Bruington, Jr., a 30-year-old Newport News man, was on the left shoulder of the highway at the 175-mile marker changing the tire on a 2017 VW Golf. Carlos Lisandro Nunez-Morales was driving a 2003 Dodge Ram when he ran off the road to the left and hit Bruington, VSP reported. Bruington died at the scene. There was a passenger in the Golf, 24-year-old Hailey Frazier, who was injured despite wearing a seatbelt at the time, according to VSP. Nunez-Morales was not wearing a seatbelt and also suffered injuries that VSP described as minor. Nunez-Morales, who is 26, is facing charges for DUI...
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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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Trooper crashes into witnesses of another crash in Portsmouth
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Trooper crashes into witnesses of another crash in Portsmouth

The decision of a witness at a crash scene resulted in him being involved in a crash with a Virginia State trooper, VSP reported. On Sunday, March 10, shortly before 1 a.m. an unnamed trooper was responding to a call involving an overturned vehicle crash on I-464 west near Military Highway and Freeman Ave. in Portsmouth. According to VSP, the trooper’s lights and siren was activated. As the trooper entered onto I-464 from the Military Highway on-ramp, a 2018 Honda Accord was stopped in the travel lane, and the trooper rear-ended it, VSP reported. C. Dixon, the driver of that Honda, and his female passenger reportedly witnessed the crash the trooper was coming to investigate. Dixon decided to engage in citizen traffic control and park his vehicle in the travel lane to prevent...
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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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2 roads in King William have reopened
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2 roads in King William have reopened

VDOT announced the completion of two projects this week in King William that allowed roadways to reopen. Jacks Creek Rd. On Monday, VDOT reopened the closed portion of Rt. 629 (Jacks Creek Road). Construction began last August to install a new concrete box culvert was installed to replace the original structure, which consisted of three corrugated metal drainage pipes built in 1943. Although this project is complete, VDOT advises drivers to expect rough ride with loose gravel. Crews are slated to return in mid-March to pave. Bridge over Herring Creek Herring Creek Rd. Today, March 1, Rt. 604 (Herring Creek Road) reopened to through traffic following the repair of the bridge over Herring Creek. For this project, the bridge was closed in December while crews were addr...
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Traffic pattern changes on Rt. 17 in Spotsylvania starting today
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Traffic pattern changes on Rt. 17 in Spotsylvania starting today

Drivers in Spotsylvania who use Rt. 17 should be aware that a temporary traffic shift near I-95 went into effect today, March 1. Southbound traffic on Rt. 17 will be shifted slightly to the right to cross the new overpass of I-95. The shift is to allow construction crews the space to finish building the median of the new four-lane interstate overpass. And the new pattern will remain in place until construction is complete on the road widening and bridge replacement project. Northbound Route 17 traffic will continue to cross the original I-95 overpass. Construction on the $23.5 million project began in Dec. 2020 and was scheduled to be completed in late February 2024, but now the completion date is anticipated in May 2024, according to VDOT As part of the project, a shared-us...
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