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On Wednesday morning a man was struck and killed in the Tyson's Corner area. The accident took place on eastbound Route 7/Leesburg Pike near the Beltway. The driver of a silver Toyota Camry fled the scene.
The car driver is guilty of a hit and run, in criminal court. The claim or a civil suit will depend, however, whether it can be shown that the pedestrian was in a crosswalk at the time of the accident. Apparently, there were witnesses, and an accident re-constructionist was dispatched to the scene.
As of now WTOP is still searching for the silver Toyota Camry with a damaged front bumper. If you have any information with respect to the accident please call the police at 703-691-2131.
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In January 2010, Fairfax County agreed to pay 1.5 million to the family of a woman who was killed by a Fairfax County Police Officer in a car collision that occurred in 2008. Ashley McIntosh was a 33-year-old kindergarten assistant school teacher.
McIntosh was pulling out from Mount Vernon Shopping Plaza onto Route 1 with a green light when Officer Amanda Perry drove through a red light with her emergency lights on but no sirens.
As a result of the impact, McIntosh was ejected from her vehicle and died the very next day. The police officer was charged with reckless driving and McIntosh's family sued Perry for wrongful death.
A Fairfax County Circuit Court Judge ordered that Perry was not entitled to "sovereign immunity". Sovereign Immunity is defined as a judicial doctrine which precludes suit against the government without its consent. In other words, if the doctrine applied, the police officer could not be sued personally for damages caused by the result of his or her actions done as a result of her job duties and responsibilities. Therefore, in this situation the family of the decedent was permitted to file suit again the officer personally although the county will cover the legal bills for your actions as she was on duty when the accident occurred.
Virginia law grants police an exemption from traffic laws in an emergency. However, Perry was responding to a robbery in progress. The Fairfax Circuit Court Judge R. Terrence Ney said the capture of a shoplifter was not an emergency. Ney's ruling meant that attorneys for McIntosh's parents would only have to prove simple negligence at trial.
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An 18-year-old Ashburn man was killed on February 13, 2010, when he was struck by a vehicle while crossing Route 7 in Loudoun County, Virginia. Mr. Michael Guerrero was crossing Route 7 just east of George Washington Boulevard when he was struck by a PT Cruiser that was merging from the right hand turn lane. Immediately following the accident, Mr. Guerrero was taken to a local hospital were he died of injuries. Further investigation revealed that speed and alcohol was not a factor.
The key inquiry is such accidents are whether or not the pedestrian was inside or out of a crosswalk. As a general rule, pedestrians have the right of way when they are in a crosswalk. However, in the event that a person is crossing a street outside of a crosswalk that person has an obligation to use the greatest care to protect themselves from injury.
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Over the weekend of February 13, 2010, a Florida man was killed on Interstate 95 near Fairfax County Parkway. The accident occurred when a Virginia Department of Transportation employee was stopped on the right shoulder of the road to assist a disabled vehicle. The victim was driving a Kia when he slammed into the rear of the VDOT vehicle, spun around and then hit an oncoming pickup truck that was trying to avoid the collision. Both the VDOT employee and operator of the pick up truck were transported to the hospital with injuries. Police stated that the victim was not wearing his seat belt.
Although emergency vehicles have their own set of rules to which they adhere while driving. The law clearly states that emergency vehicles such as police cars, ambulances, or fire trucks cannot be held to the same standard of care as other drivers. Designated emergency vehicles that are responding to an emergency have special privileges. However, it is important to keep in mind that these privileges only exist if the responding vehicle is using its audible and visual signals except in the event that the emergency vehicle is not equipped with such signals.
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On January 1, 2010, an 18-year-old man died from a single vehicle crash in
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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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