Virginia Accident Lawyer Blog

If you drink and drive you can be charges criminally for Driving Under the Influence (DUI). If you drink and drive and get involved in an accident and kill someone you can be charges with manslaughter. Such was the case for Travis Isaac of Woodbridge, Virginia.

Isaac drank, then drove the wrong way on the Capital Beltway. He smashed and killed a Fairfax County woman and was just sentenced to nine years in prison by a jury that convicted him of aggravated involuntary manslaughter.

The facts of this case are both horrific and sad. The victim was just 28 years old and was a mother of two young children. She was headed home after working at the Cadillac Ranch Restaurant at National Harbor. As she neared the Van Dorn Street exit on the inner loop, her Nissan was met head on by a Lincoln LS Sedan driver who had a previous conviction for drunken driving. The victim was killed instantly.

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In Virginia, when motor vehicles are traveling in the same direction there are duties placed on all drivers. The driver of any motor vehicle has an obligation to use due care and caution when following another vehicle. The operator must have regard for speed and weather conditions and maintain a safe distance from the vehicle directly in front of them. Failure to pay full attention could result in a rear end collision.

For example, on January 20, 2010, a 25-year-old woman was traveling on Mims Street in Fairfax County, Virginia. She struck the rear of a dump truck. As a result of the impact she was killed.

Although the accident is still under investigation with the Fairfax County Police Department, this is an example of how important it is to be cautious when operating a vehicle. Bodily injuries from rear end collisions can range from soft tissue injuries such as whiplash to broken bones or in this case, death.

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