A ramp from the Dulles Toll Road to Leesburg Pike (Route 7) in western Tysons (staff photo by Angela Woolsey)

Pedestrian Hospitalized by Annandale Crash — “A man remains hospitalized with life-threatening injuries after being struck by a hit-and-run driver in the 6600 block of Columbia Pike…on Sept. 12, the Fairfax County Police Department reports. The crash happened in the crosswalk between Mason District Park and the Annandale Healthcare Center shortly before 9 p.m.” [Annandale Today]

Metro to Close Some Stations for Maintenance — “Several downtown D.C. Metro stations will be closed for track work around Christmas this winter, affecting mostly riders on the Blue, Orange and Silver lines…Trains will be replaced with shuttle buses from Dec. 20 to 30 at Farragut West, McPherson Square, and the Blue, Orange, Silver train level at Metro Center.” [Washington Post]

County Appoints New Equity Leader — “Toni Zollicoffer has been appointed chief equity officer for Fairfax County, effective Monday, Sept. 30. This role is a key component in advancing the One Fairfax policy, a racial and social equity initiative adopted by the Board of Supervisors…Zollicoffer succeeds Karla Bruce, the county’s first chief equity officer, who retires next week.” [Fairfax County Government]

McLean Bank to Go Public — “After nearly two decades in business, McLean-based Chain Bridge Bancorp Inc., the parent company of Chain Bridge Bank, is planning to go public…The price of the offering and the number of shares have not yet been determined, the company said” in a press release announcing its IPO plan on Friday (Sept. 13). [Washington Business Journal]

Police Investigate Larcenies — “Detectives from our Criminal Investigations Division are seeking the community’s help in identifying additional suspects responsible for stealing upwards of $12,000 worth of merchandise from department stores. Between July 9, 2024 and September 10, 2024, five suspects stole merchandise from nine” stores around Fairfax County. [FCPD]

Huntington Housing Development Nears Final Vote — “The Fairfax County Board of Supervisors will hold a public hearing Sept. 24 at 3:30 p.m. on a rezoning plan application” for a 200-unit multi-family residential building near the Huntington Metro station. The site is “part of the larger ‘Parker’ development” and will include ground-floor retail. [On the MoVe]

Tysons Casino Opponents Plan Forum — “Last week, Virginia Sen. Dave Marsden (D-Burke) told Patch he intends to reintroduce his casino referendum legislation” after a Senate committee set it aside earlier this year. “At the same time, the anti-casino group No Fairfax Casino has scheduled a community forum for Sunday, Oct. 27, at McLean High School.” [Patch]

Reston Town Center Hosts Shredding Event — “The bi-annual R4 (Reduce-Reuse-Recycle-Reston) Collection Day returns on Wednesday, September 18! Drop off or drive through with any of the below recyclable items at Freedom Plaza…from 9 AM to 6:30 PM.” [Reston Town Center]

It’s Wednesday — Expect showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 2pm, with patchy fog before noon. The day will be mostly cloudy with a high near 75. Precipitation chance is 60% but will drop to 30% at night, which will be mostly cloudy with a low around 65. [NWS]


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Fairfax County police are investigating a hit-and-run crash on Franconia Road in Springfield that resulted in a pedestrian’s death.

Officers were dispatched to Franconia Road at Elder Avenue near Frontier Plaza around 6:10 a.m. after passersby reported seeing a vehicle that drove off the road, hitting a pole, according to scanner traffic on Open MHz.


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The driver responsible for a crash that killed two Oakton High School students in 2022 will serve four years in prison, as recommended by a jury in April.

Fairfax County Circuit Court Judge Randy Bellows finalized the sentence at a hearing on Friday (Sept. 6) afternoon and ordered that 20-year-old Fairfax resident Usman Shahid also get three years of supervised probation following his release, the Fairfax County Commonwealth’s Attorney’s Office announced.


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A Sterling man is facing a criminal charge in connection to a recent fatal pedestrian crash in Great Falls.

Guanglu Xia, 63, has been charged with a felony hit-and-run after he allegedly struck Giomarie Davila-Ocasio, a 26-year-old woman from Reston, and initially left the scene, the Fairfax County Police Department announced today (Friday).


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Fairfax County police have filed criminal charges in two crashes that killed pedestrians earlier this year.

A Woodbridge man was arrested and charged with DUI manslaughter on Friday (July 26) in connection to a May 24 crash near the Huntington Metro Station, the Fairfax County Police Department announced yesterday (Monday).


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Alcohol and drugs may have played roles in separate vehicle crashes that killed two pedestrians in Fairfax County this past Saturday (July 20), police say.

Yesterday (Sunday), the Fairfax County Police Department identified Giomarie Davila-Ocasio, a 26-year-old Reston resident, as the woman who died after being hit by a driver in the Great Falls area of Route 7 (Leesburg Pike). The department also announced that a teen was arrested in connection with a fatal crash in Lorton.


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A woman died this morning (Saturday) after being hit by a driver in the Great Falls area of Leesburg Pike (Route 7).

Emergency medical services and police were dispatched to Leesburg Pike at Downey Drive around 3:44 a.m. for a crash involving a pedestrian with an injury, according to scanner traffic on Open MHz.


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A pedestrian died after being hit by the driver of a minivan on I-95 this morning (Thursday), the Virginia State Police says.

The crash occurred around 3:55 a.m. in the highway’s southbound lanes at the Old Keene Mill Road interchange, according to police.


Fair Lakes Promenade (staff photo by Angela Woolsey)

Fairfax Car Wash Employee Killed in Crash — A customer at Flagship Carwash in Fairfax City hit a nearby car and three employees after exiting a car wash bay around 10:56 a.m. on Saturday (June 29), police say. All three workers were taken to a hospital, where one of them, 62-year-old Martha Clemencia Nguyen, died. [NBC4]

Guns Tossed From Car During Police Pursuit — “Three handguns were thrown from a car during a police pursuit in Springfield, Virginia, according to the Virginia State Police. Officials said that a Virginia State trooper was initiating a traffic stop on a Nissan allegedly traveling recklessly when it refused to stop and sped away on Route 644 near Old Keene Mill Road.” [WJLA]

Fires Reported in Vienna and Springfield — Fairfax County firefighters found grass and “multiple trees on fire” in the 8200 block of Alban Road in Springfield near the ramp to southbound I-95 yesterday (Sunday). They also battled a house fire in the 100 block of Patrick Street SE in Vienna. No injuries were reported. [FCFRD/Twitter, Statter911/Twitter]

Pro Cricket Team Still Looking for Stadium Site — “The Washington Freedom want to build a permanent stadium by the decade’s end with surge capacity up to 35,000 surrounded by some mix of hotel/conference center, retail and residential…After an earlier plan to build a cricket stadium at George Mason University died on the vine, the Freedom is now actively considering 12 to 15 sites in Greater Washington, [general manager Rohit] Anand said.” [Washington Business Journal]

Metro to Waive Evening Fares on July 4 — “Whether you take Metrorail, Metrobus, or MetroAccess, you won’t pay a dime to ride after 5 p.m. until the system closes. During the afternoon, you’ll also see us ramp up service to rush hour service levels on Metrorail to get tens of thousands of you to events safely and reliably across the region.” [WMATA]

Gum Springs Historic Marker Relocated — “One year after Gum Springs and Fairfax County officials celebrated the unveiling of a historical marker honoring Gum Springs founder West Ford, a small group of community members gathered June 21 to commemorate the sign’s placement in a new location.” [On the MoVe]

Tysons Has Region’s Highest Apartment Rents — “Tysons leads the pack in median apartment-rental prices in new data, with the cost to renters rising nearly 5 percent year-over-year. With a median monthly cost of $2,396 for one-bedroom units and $2,872 for two bedrooms, Tysons had the highest median rate of the 34 communities within the Washington metropolitan region tracked by Apartment List.” [Gazette Leader]

It’s Monday — Expect sunny skies and a high near 80 accompanied by a north wind around 14 mph and gusts reaching up to 22 mph. For Monday night, the weather will be mostly clear, with temperatures dipping to around 63 degrees, and a north wind at 5 to 7 mph. [NWS]


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A woman was killed and a man got injured in a crash just south of Route 29 in Centreville on Monday (June 24), police say.

Officers responded to the intersection of Braddock and Pickwick roads around 9:50 p.m. after getting a call that two pedestrians had been hit by a driver, the Fairfax County Police Department reported in a press release published last night (Tuesday).


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