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Speeding Corvette Crash Kills Two In Virginia After Car Slams Into Tree: Police
A high-speed crash involving a Corvette turned deadly in Virginia, leaving two people dead after the sports car veered off the road and struck a tree. In Nokesville, police say Kristopher McCandless, 61, of Nokesville, and Jessica Preast, 45, of Charleston, West Virginia, were killed when the 2010 Chevrolet Corvette they were in crashed Saturday afternoon. Officers were called to the intersection of Parkgate Drive and Old Church Road shortly after noon on March 14 to investigate a serious single-vehicle crash. Investigators determined the Corvette had been traveling at a high rate of speed…
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Three Dead, Two Hurt In Deadly Single-Vehicle Virginia Crash: Police (
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Three people are dead and two others are hurt after a single-vehicle crash in Virginia early Saturday morning, police say. Officers from the Fairfax County Police Department were called around 8:30 a.m. on March 14 to the intersection of Fox Mill Road and Folkstone Drive in Reston, where there was a reported crash. Three people were pronounced dead at the scene. Two other passengers survived but suffered serious injuries, according to police. One adult was rushed to a nearby hospital in life-threatening condition, while another passenger was transported with injuries that were not consider…
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Ground Stops Issued At BWI, Reagan, Dulles Airports Amid FAA 'Equipment Outages' (
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A chemical smell at the Potomac TRACON is disrupting flights across the DMV region. In Maryland, the Federal Aviation Administration issued a ground stop at Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport (BWI) beginning at 4:51 p.m. Friday, March 13, citing an equipment outage, according to the FAA’s National Airspace Status system. The ground stop is currently scheduled to remain in effect until 7 p.m., though the FAA says the probability of an extension is medium (between 30 percent and 60 percent). In Virginia, the FAA also issued a ground stop at Washington Dulles Interna…
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Car Crashes Into Maryland Living Room, Trapping Two In Late-Night Rescue (
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Disaster was averted in Maryland on Thursday night, when a car came crashing into the living room of a Montgomery County home. The scary scene unfolded in Germantown around 11:30 p.m. on March 12, when a vehicle slammed into an end-of-row townhouse in the 13600 block of Palmetto Circle in the Kingsview Ridge neighborhood. Twitter/@mcfrsPIO Photos from the scene show the vehicle buried deep inside the home’s living room as firefighters worked through the night to rescue those involved and stabilize the damaged structure. Twitter/@mcfrsPIO Two people who were inside the townhouse at the …
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Ruff Landing: Car Takes Unexpected Dip In Maryland Dog Pool After Crashing Into K9 Center
Cannonball! A driver in Montgomery County accidentally made a splash landing through the front of a building in the Potomac Oak Center, ending up in a swimming pool designed for dogs. First responders were called shortly before 5:30 p.m. on Thursday, March 12, to the K9 Aquatic Daycare Center on Travilah Road near Glen Road in Potomac, when a vehicle went through the storefront. The car came to rest in the swimming pool. K9 Aquatic Daycare Center Twitter/@mcfrsPIO According to Montgomery County Fire and EMS officials, the driver was evaluated by paramedics and taken to an ar…
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All Clear At Reagan National After Suspicious Package Forces Concourse Evacuation (
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The security scare that briefly disrupted operations at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport Thursday morning is over. Airport officials said the suspicious package that triggered an evacuation in Concourse D was cleared around 10:20 a.m. on Thursday, March 12, after being examined by the Arlington County Fire Department. Passengers are now being allowed back into the area as airport operations return to normal. Travelers were advised to check their gate assignments and flight times with their airline, as schedules may have shifted during the investigation. The incident began around …
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Days Before His 7th Birthday, Nonverbal Autistic Boy Hit In Virginia Hit-Run (
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A 6-year-old nonverbal autistic boy who will reportedly celebrate his 7th birthday next week is recovering after he was struck by a car in a hit-and-run outside his Virginia home. The crash happened in front of the child’s home on Jefferson Avenue in Newport News on Wednesday, March 4, when a vehicle struck Dralen Satchell and continued speeding away. Newport News Police were still searching for the driver in the days after the crash. Dralen Satchell after being struck. Facebook via Rozonda Savage Dralen survived the impact but suffered serious injuries and will need surgery as he co…
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Driver, Passenger Killed After Slamming Into Tractor-Trailer On Route 301 In Maryland: MSP
Two people were killed on Route 301 in Maryland late on Monday night when a driver slammed into the back of a tractor-trailer, state police say. Douglas Orlando Smith, 39, has been identified by investigators as the driver who was killed in a double-fatal crash in Prince George's County shortly before midnight. At around 11:58 p.m. on March 9, troopers were called to the southbound lanes of the highway near Brandywine Road to investigate a reported crash involving a Nissan Maxima and a Freightliner. Investigators say Smith was driving south when, for unknown reasons, his Nissan struc…
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Person Struck, Killed By Metro Train At Maryland Station During Morning Commute (
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A person was killed after being struck by a Metro train at the Wheaton Metro Station during the Tuesday morning commute, officials confirmed. Emergency crews were called to the Wheaton Metro Station East entrance at 11171 Georgia Avenue in Wheaton after reports that someone had been hit by a train near the platform on Tuesday morning, March 10, according to Montgomery County Fire and Rescue. When crews arrived, the individual had suffered severe trauma and did not survive. Earlier reports indicated the person had been trapped underneath the train when firefighters first arrived at the stat…
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Retired Social Worker Killed In Maryland Crash 'Made Lasting Impact,' Neighbors Say
Support is swelling for the family of a 79-year-old retired social worker who died at the hospital after being struck by a car in Maryland. Greenbelt native Becky Lynn Steele is being remembered as a "lovely person who cared deeply about others," days after her death was confirmed by the Prince George's County Police Department. Shortly before 7 p.m. on Tuesday, March 3, officers were called to investigate a reported crash on Annapolis Road near Ellerbie Street, where they found Steele suffering from critical injuries. She was rushed to an area hospital and pronounced dead on Saturday, Mar…
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Maryland Motorcycle Passing Attempt Turns Deadly, Teen Girl Killed On Route 213: State Police
One teen is dead and a second seriously injured after a motorcycle crash while attempting to pass a vehicle on Route 213 in Northern Maryland, state police say. Shortly after 1 p.m. on Sunday, March 8, troopers were called to Maryland Route 213 at Leeds Road for a report of a motorcycle crash in Cecil County. Police say a 19-year-old driver was on a Kawasaki motorcycle with a 17-year-old girl from Wilmington, Delaware, when he attempted to pass a Yamaha motorcycle in Elkton. In the process, the Kawasaki clipped the Yamaha, causing the crash. Both riders on the Kawasaki were rushed to an a…
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Wrong-Way Driver Triggers Deadly Chain-Reaction Crash Killing Virginia Couple, Police Say
A Virginia couple was killed when a wrong-way driver triggered a head-on, chain-reaction multi-vehicle crash over the weekend. Woodbridge residents Amanda Chaloupka, 40, and Patrick Michael Chaloupka, 42, have been identified by the Prince William County Police Department as the pair killed in a crash involving a wrong-way driver on Sunday night. At around 6:45 p.m. on March 8, police say that officers were called to the intersection of Cardinal Drive and Whips Run Drive in Woodbridge to investigate a reported multi-vehicle crash. Investigators determined that a 27-year-old woman was drivi…
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