The driver who struck and killed a 17-year-old girl while street racing in Burke in 2023 will spend the next three years behind bars.
Joel Angel Zelaya, 45, was sentenced yesterday (Thursday) after previously pleading guilty to involuntary manslaughter. He received a sentence of 10 years, seven of which were suspended, Fairfax County Commonwealth’s Attorney Steve Descano’s office announced.
A pedestrian struck by a driver on John Marr Drive in Annandale this weekend has died, police say.
Sun Hyo Kim, a 56-year-old woman from Annandale, was crossing John Marr Drive from south to north when the driver of a BMW struck her between Ravensworth Road and Backlick Road around 5:37 p.m. on Saturday (Feb. 28), according to the Fairfax County Police Department.
One man was killed in a multi-vehicle crash this afternoon (Friday) after striking a police cruiser stopped at a traffic light in Braddock.
The 57-year-old man was driving east in a Toyota Camry when he struck the Fairfax County Police Department vehicle around 1:09 p.m. at the intersection of Braddock Road and Prestwick Drive, police said.
Virginia State Police are investigating a fatal crash that occurred last night (Saturday) on the Capital Beltway (I-495) in Springfield prior to the ongoing winter storm.
Troopers responded around 8:24 p.m. after a sedan exiting from southbound I-395 to northbound I-495 “lost control” when approaching Backlick Road.
An Alexandria man was killed this morning (Wednesday) in a crash on I-66 that left his vehicle totaled.
Nurelen Befekadu, 35, was driving on the westbound I-66 ramp to Route 28 (Sully Road) in Centreville around 5:36 a.m. when he lost control of his vehicle and hit a sound wall, according to the Virginia State Police.
A Vienna man who allegedly drove off after striking a pedestrian with his car on Route 29 in Merrifield last month has been arrested.
William Wang, 28, has been charged with a felony hit and run for his involvement in the fatal crash, which was initiated by another vehicle who first hit the pedestrian, the Fairfax County Police Department announced today (Wednesday).
Fairfax County police are investigating whether speed may have contributed to a crash that killed a driver on Fairfax County Parkway this weekend.
Jane Clayton, a 48-year-old Alexandria resident, died after she appears to have “lost control” of her 2004 Chevrolet Cavalier while driving on the parkway near Huntsman Blvd in Burke around 7:45 a.m. on Saturday (Jan. 10), according to the Fairfax County Police Department.
Police have officially filed charges against a driver who was allegedly speeding when he crashed into a minivan on the Capital Beltway (I-495) on Christmas, killing two of its occupants.
Devin Juliana, a 48-year-old from Steubenville, Ohio, has been charged with reckless driving, the Virginia State Police announced today (Thursday). More charges may be coming, pending their approval by Fairfax County Commonwealth’s Attorney Steve Descano’s office.
For the second time in one day, Fairfax County police are investigating a pedestrian death resulting from a hit-and-run crash.
Officers responded around 9:48 p.m. Wednesday (Jan. 7) to Richmond Highway at Mount Eagle Drive in Huntington after a pedestrian was reportedly struck by at least four vehicles.
A pedestrian seriously injured in a hit-and-run crash in Annandale this morning (Wednesday) has now died, the Fairfax County Police Department says.
Police are still working to identify the driver of a dark-colored sedan that’s believed to have been involved in the crash, which occurred around 7:02 a.m. on Little River Turnpike near Shelley Lane, according to a press release.
