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Unlicensed Maryland Driver Rams Virginia State Trooper 4X In High-Speed Pursuit: Cops Unlicensed Maryland Driver Rams Virginia State Trooper 4X In High-Speed Pursuit: Cops
Unlicensed Maryland Driver Rams Virginia State Trooper 4X In High-Speed Pursuit: Cops A Maryland man has been arrested for assaulting police in Virginia following a weekend pursuit, authorities said. Reggie P. White, 24, of College Park, sped away from a Virginia State Trooper initiating a traffic stop on Route 1 in Fairfax County at 3:40 a.m. Sunday, March 17, a State Police spokesman said.  Traveling in a stolen gray sedan, White rammed a state troop car twice approaching the Beltway then continued onto Interstate 495 westbound, according to VSP. There, White struck the same trooper’s vehicle a third time, and then onto Interstate 95 southbound, where the trooper…
Tractor-Trailer Crash Blocks Traffic On I-495 Tractor-Trailer Crash Blocks Traffic On I-495
Tractor-Trailer Crash Blocks Traffic On I-495 A tractor-trailer collided with an SUV and blocked several lanes on I-495 Tuesday afternoon, March 12. The crash occurred on the I-495 Beltway prior to River Road near Exit 40 around 12:40 p.m., MCFRS Spokesperson Pete Piringer said. OL I495 beltway between Bradley Boulevard and River Road, prior to River Road IAO Exit 40, collision, involves tractor-trailer and SUV, some lanes blocked — Pete Piringer (@mcfrsPIO) March 12, 2024 Two left lanes and the left shoulder were initially closed as crews responded. The two left lanes reopened a short time later. This is a developing story. Chec…
Beltway Traffic Aids In Arrest Of Quad Who Stole $4.5K In Bags In Tyson's Corner Heist: PD Beltway Traffic Aids In Arrest Of Quad Who Stole $4.5K In Bags In Tyson's Corner Heist: PD
Beltway Traffic Aids In Arrest Of Quad Who Stole $4.5K In Bags In Tyson's Corner Heist: PD Traffic on the Capital Beltway is what police said ultimately helped them capture four people who stole $4,500 in designer bags from Tysons Corner. Around 5:05 p.m. on Friday, Jan. 5, detectives got an alert from loss prevention saying a retail theft crew grabbed more than a dozen designer handbags, totaling over $4,500 in value, and ran from the store, Fairfax County police said.  The suspects got into an awaiting Chevrolet Suburban and tried to flee the area. Detectives launched a thorough search along the southbound stretch of Interstate 495 in Annandale. Despite the heavy traffic …
Serious Injury Crash: Vehicle Crosses Lanes, Strikes Car On I-495 In Chelmsford Serious Injury Crash: Vehicle Crosses Lanes, Strikes Car On I-495 In Chelmsford
Serious Injury Crash: Vehicle Crosses Lanes, Strikes Car On I-495 In Chelmsford This story has been updated. A serious crash on a highway in Middlesex County caused three people to suffer serious injuries and resulted in temporary road closures and traffic backups as authorities conducted an investigation.  The incident happened on Wednesday morning, Oct. 4, around 9:50 a.m., when a 2022 Volkswagen Taos sport utility vehicle traveling southbound on Interstate 495 near the Chelmsford rest area crossed the median into the northbound lanes and struck a 2006 BMW sedan, state police announced.  The driver of the BMW, a 75-year-old Ayer man, was seriously injured …
New Closures Scheduled On LIE In North Hills New Closures Scheduled On LIE In North Hills
New Closures Scheduled On LIE In North Hills A new closure on the Long Island Expressway was announced to facilitate the installation of new overhead signs, transportation officials said. On Tuesday, Aug. 29, the following lanes of Interstate 495 will be closed in North Hills from 10 p.m. to 5 a.m., according to the New York State Department of Transportation: All eastbound lanes between Exit 34 (New Hyde Park Road) and Exit 36 (Searingtown Road) The westbound HOV lane from Exit 36 to Exit 34. Drivers traveling east during the closure will be detoured onto South Service Road. The Northern State Parkway will also be available as an…
Lane, Ramp Closures Scheduled On Southern State Parkway, More Across Hempstead, East Hills Lane, Ramp Closures Scheduled On Southern State Parkway, More Across Hempstead, East Hills
Lane, Ramp Closures Scheduled On Southern State Parkway, More Across Hempstead, East Hills Transportation officials announced closures which will affect parts of the Northern State, Southern State, and Meadowbrook State Parkways. From Tuesday, Aug. 15 to Thursday, Aug. 17, the following areas in the town of Hempstead will be shut down from 10 p.m. to 5 a.m., according to the New York State Department of Transportation: The Exit M6E ramp from northbound Meadowbrook Parkway to eastbound Southern State Parkway; The Exit 23 ramp from eastbound Southern Parkway to Meadowbrook Road and the entrance ramp from Meadowbrook Road to eastbound Southern Parkway; The Exit 24S ramp from east…
One Dead In Fiery Crash On I-495 One Dead In Fiery Crash On I-495
One Dead In Fiery Crash On I-495 One person died in a fiery crash overnight on Interstate 495 in Fairfax County. The vehicle was heading west toward I-395 northbound when it ran off the highway near Exit 170B, went over the side cement barrier and landed on railroad tracks below in Springfield around 1:20 a.m. Tuesday, May 2, Virginia State Police said. The impact of the crash caused the vehicle to immediately catch fire.  The victim's identity was not released and the accident remains under investigation.
Firefighters Close I-495 After Tractor-Trailer Catches Fire In Fairfax County Firefighters Close I-495 After Tractor-Trailer Catches Fire In Fairfax County
Firefighters Close I-495 After Tractor-Trailer Catches Fire In Fairfax County Firefighters closed a portion of Interstate 495 just before rush hour on Wednesday, July 6, after a tractor-trailer burst into flames in Fairfax County, authorities said.  Fairfax County firefighters responded to the fire in the southbound lane of the interstate just before 5 p.m. near the exit for Arlington Boulevard (Route 50), the Virginia Department of Transportation tweeted. All southbound lanes were shut down near that exit as fire crews worked to put out the fire and tow the truck away.  Officials opened two lanes of the Capital Beltway around 6:30 p.m., but firefighters asked commu…
Two Dead In I-495 Crash Weren't Wearing Seatbelts: Police Two Dead In I-495 Crash Weren't Wearing Seatbelts: Police
Two Dead In I-495 Crash Weren't Wearing Seatbelts: Police Two unbelted men died and a woman was in critical condition following a head-on crash on Interstate 495 on Tuesday, May 17, authorities said. A Mazda 3 collided with a Buick Encore near the Chain Bridge Road exit in Fairfax, causing the Buick to burst into flames after the impact, Virginia State Police said. The Buick driver, Patrick Mullins, 32, of Catlett, Va., and Kaan Karabekir, 28, of Bethesda, Md., who was behind the wheel of the Mazda, died at the scene. Neither were wearing a seatbelt.  Paramedics rushed a woman who was in the Buick to Inova Fairfax Hospital with lif…
Police ID Men Struck, Killed On Capital Beltway Police ID Men Struck, Killed On Capital Beltway
Police ID Men Struck, Killed On Capital Beltway Two men who died in a multi-vehicle wreck on the Capital Beltway Tuesday, May 17, had been hit after they got out of their car, police said. It's unclear why, but Abdellah Bougrine, 54, of Alexandria, and Driss Bougrine, 59, stopped their Toyota Corolla in the center westbound lane of Interstate 495 around 11 p.m. near Telegraph Road and got out.  Moments later, a Ford Ranger slammed into the two men and their car, Virginia State police said in a news release. An oncoming Mazda also hit one of them as well. Both died at the scene. The driver of the Ford and Mazda were un…
Ramp Closure Scheduled On Northern State Parkway To Long Island Expressway In Nassau County Ramp Closure Scheduled On Northern State Parkway To Long Island Expressway In Nassau County
Ramp Closure Scheduled On Northern State Parkway To Long Island Expressway In Nassau County A new ramp closure has been scheduled on the Northern State Parkway leading to the Long Island Expressway in Nassau County, the New York Department of Transportation (NYSDOT) announced. The NYSDOT issued an advisory cautioning motorists that on Tuesday, May 17, the Exit 37A ramp from eastbound Northern State Parkway to the eastbound Long Island Expressway (Interstate 495) in the Town of Oyster Bay. According to NYSDOT, the ramp will be closed between 10 p.m. and 4 a.m. Wednesday, May 18 to allow crews to conduct highway maintenance in the area. During the closure, motorists have been instr…
Multi-Tractor Trailer Crash Jams 495 Beltway, Box Truck Driver Hospitalized Multi-Tractor Trailer Crash Jams 495 Beltway, Box Truck Driver Hospitalized
Multi-Tractor Trailer Crash Jams 495 Beltway, Box Truck Driver Hospitalized A box truck driver was extricated and hospitalized after a multi-vehicle crash involving tractor trailers that jammed Interstate 495 Wednesday, March 16, officials said. One of the trucks involved in the five-vehicle crash tipped over, spilling fuel over the outer loop of the Beltway just past Connecticut Avenue around 12:30 p.m., Montgomery Fire Officials said. Update - OL I495 Beltway at I270 split, (under Rt355) multiple vehicles involved including several trucks, trapped truck driver has been extricated , @MCFRS_EMIHS 1 adult Pri1 trauma, otherwise several other patients are being e…
Driver Killed, Pedestrian Hurt In 5-Car Capital Beltway Crash Driver Killed, Pedestrian Hurt In 5-Car Capital Beltway Crash
Driver Killed, Pedestrian Hurt In 5-Car Capital Beltway Crash One driver died and a pedestrian was hurt in a multi-vehicle crash on Interstate 495 early Sunday, March 13 in Maryland, authorities said. Jarryd Brown, 44, of Silver Spring, had stopped his car and gotten out on the shoulder to help at a crash scene when a black Dodge Crossroad rear-ended a white Chevrolet Cruze in lane one at Central Avenue in Largo around 3 a.m., Maryland State Police said. A grey Nissan Sentra heading in the same direction hit the black Crossroad, and Brown was also struck, police said. Brown was taken to the University of Maryland Capital Regional Medical Cen…