VSP investigate fatal crash in Fauquier County
Virginia State Police are investigating a fatal crash that occurred Thursday at 11:19 am at the intersection of Route 29, James Madison Highway, and Route 15 Business, N. James Madison St.
A 2005 Chrysler PT Cruiser traveling south attempted a left turn onto Rt. 15 where the driver crossed into the northbound lane and crashed into a 1995 Mack Dump Truck.
Diana Esry, 62, of Remington, died at the scene.
The 20 year old dump truck driver was not injured in the crash.
Both drivers were wearing their seatbelts.
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MD. man arrested for trying to maim Fauquier K-9 officer
The Fauquier County Sheriff’s Office reports the arrest of a Landover Maryland man on a number of charges.
Kevin Spriggs was arrested on Sat. July 16 by Fauquier County sheriff Deputies.
Spriggs is charged with possession of stolen goods, obstruction of justice, eluding, driving without a license, driving under the influence of drugs and attempt to maim a law enforcement animal.
Authorities were alerted to Spriggs driving a vehicle with matching license plate to an earlier carjacking in Stafford County.
After the initial traffic stop failed Spriggs was found a short time later parked along the road.
Spriggs refused to exit the vehicle until K-9 officer Bane was deployed to get him out.
After exiting Spriggs continued to resist and began choking Bane.
Finally Spriggs was taken into custody and transported to Fauquier Hospital for treatment.
Spriggs is also being charged by Stafford County Authorities with grand larceny.
Fauquier authorities confirm that K-9 Bane is okay thanks to quick action by deputies on the scene.
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Fatal Crash in Fauquier County Under Investigation
Virginia State Police is investigating a single-vehicle fatal crash in Fauquier County. The crash occurred on Monday, (July 11) at 2:50 p.m. along Route 215 (Vint Hill Rd) just east of Route 600 (Broad Run Church Rd).
A 2000 Ford F-350 was traveling east on Route 215 when it crossed a double solid centerline, ran off the left side of the roadway, and collided with a tree.
The driver of the Ford, David E. Kirby, 41, of Culpeper, Va., died at the crash scene as a result of his injuries. Kirby was not wearing a seatbelt.
Three passengers in the Ford, a 36-year-old female, a 19-year-old male, and a 12-year-old male, all suffered serious injuries and were flown to INOVA Fairfax Hospital for treatment. A fourth passenger, a 17-year-old male suffered serious injuries and was transported to Fauquier Health for treatment. None of the passengers were wearing seatbelts.
A medical emergency is considered a factor in the crash.
The crash remains under investigation.
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REC restores power following storms
Rappahannock Electric Cooperative restored power to most of their members who experienced outages during Wednesday’s storms.
Most outages were due to uprooted or broken trees near power lines and poles.
As of 2 pm, under 360 members remained without power.
Those homes were in the hardest hit areas of northern Culpeper and Fauquier counties.
REC wants members to keep in mind that repairs must be done in a sequential manner with main lines coming first then individual tap lines.
For the latest information, head to www.myrec.coop.
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VSP investigate a fatal accident in Fauquier County
Virginia State Police (VSP) are investigating a two vehicle fatal accident that occurred Sat. May 7 in Fauquier County.
An email from Sergeant Brent Coffey confirms that Miss. Shenandoah County Fair 2015 and 2016’s Miss. Virginia Association of Fairs Pageant winner Jensen B. Hoover was killed in the accident.
The VSP investigation indicates that Hoover’s vehicle traveling east on Route 50 in Fauquier County crossed the double yellow center line and collided head on with a vehicle heading west.
The 29 year old Hoover from Winchester suffered life threatening injuries and was transported to Winchester Medical Center.
It was at the hospital where she succumbed to her injuries and passed away.
The unidentified 34 year old driver of the west bound vehicle from Upperville suffered life threatening injuries and transported to INOVA Hospital in Fairfax.
Three children in the Upperville vehicle were also transported to the hospital with life threatening injuries.
The three children include a 5 year old female an 11 year and a 12 year old male.
All involved in the accident were wearing their safety belts.
The accident remains under investigation.
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Warren County suspect apprehended in Fauquier Co.
Fauquier County Sheriff’s Office announced the arrest of a Warren County suspect.
A Fauquier County Sheriff’s Deputy arrested and charged Otis Lee Allen of Manassas with felonious assault and felony hit and run after a two vehicle traffic crash on John Marshall Highway.
During the investigation authorities learned that Allen chased and rammed another vehicle.
Allen caused the vehicle he struck off the road and through a fence.
There were 3 people in the vehicle Allen Struck.
Before deputies could arrive at the incident Allen fled on foot.
A search by Deputies, State Police, a K9 unit and Fairfax Aviation Unit he was located and taken into custody without further incident.
Allen was taken to the hospital for treatment for injuries from the crash.
Two others were treated for their injuries at the scene.
One other victim was transported to UVA Haymarket Hospital for non life threatening injuries.
Allen was wanted in Prince William, Fairfax and Warren Counties for robbery, reckless driving, Eluding and fail to appear.
Allen is being held in Fauquier County’s Adult Detention Center.
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VSP investigates fatal crash in Fauquier County
Virginia State Police are investigating a fatal two car crash from Tuesday evening in Fauquier County.
The accident occurred along Grove Lane when a Honda CRV crossed the middle line and collided head-on with a Jeep Wrangler.
The driver of the CRV, Sandra Manuel of Delaplane, died at the scene.
Both the driver and passenger of the Jeep suffered life threatening injuries and were transported to INOVA Fairfax Hospital.
Both drivers and the passenger were wearing seat belts at the time of the accident.
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Youngkin acknowledges environmental excellence
Governor Glenn Youngkin acknowledged public and private sector groups for their environmental improvement efforts.
The ceremony took place during the Environment Virginia Symposium at the Virginia Military Institute and recognized 13 winners and two honorable mention projects.
Some highlighted projects include the City of Harrisonburg’s Urban Forestry program which seeks to maintain and grow the city’s native plant species, and Fauquier County’s River Trail which expanded public access and constructed new canoe and kayak launches.
For a full list of winning projects, head to the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality’s website.
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Fatal accident involving Fauqiuer County deputy
Virginia State Police responded to an accident in Fauquier County at the intersection of Route 17 and Granite Street at 10:44 on Friday morning.
One of the two cars involved was a Fauquier County Sheriff’s Office vehicle.
The driver of the other car died on the scene.
The passenger was transported to a local hospital with life threatening injuries.
The deputy also went to the hospital with serious but non-life threatening injuries.
The investigation for the incident is ongoing and the names of the individuals have not been released.
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VSP need help identifying tractor trailer
Virginia’s State Police are asking for your help in identifying a tractor trailer that caused a motorcycle crash on Thursday in Fauquier County.
The crash occurred at 3:15 pm along Route 29, James Madison Highway, near Route 744, Lovers Lane.
The 2020 Harley Davidson motorcycle was traveling south on 29 when the tractor trailer made an unsafe lane change.
The move forced the motorcycle off the road and ejected the rider.
The tractor trailer had a black flatbed and did not stop after the accident.
The rider experienced serious injuries and was transported to INOVA Fairfax for treatment
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