The Virginia Department of Transportation has scheduled daytime lane closures and brief traffic stops on the Chatham Bridge over the Rappahannock River this week.
Starting at 8:30 a.m. Tuesday, November 16, Route 3 Business will be reduced to one travel lane in both directions between Stafford County and Fredericksburg for repairs underneath the bridge.
[Updated 2 p.m.]Police arrested the driver of a 2008 Kia Sportage following a Dumfries man killed in a crash in Montclair.
Police went to the home of the suspect, 54-year-old John William Harris and arrested him today without incident, police said. He’s charged with involuntary manslaughter, and with driving without a license, police said.
Please consider the following comments to the 95 Express Lanes/Opitz Boulevard Ramp Project
1. The new ramp should be constructed wide enough to support future bi-directional access at this location.
From Prince William police:
Fatal Crash Investigation – On November 6 at 4:37PM, investigators with the Crash Investigation Unit responded to the area of Country Club Dr and Dumfries Rd in Dumfries (22025) to investigate a multi-vehicle crash.
It was a violent 72 hours on Prince William County streets, as three people were killed in car crashes.
From Virignia State Police: At 3:45 a.m. Sunday (Oct. 24), a Virginia State Police trooper attempted to initiate a traffic stop on a Dodge Charger traveling 72 mph in a posted 55 mph zone. The Dodge was traveling west on I-495 near Eisenhower Ave when the trooper activated his emergency lights and siren for the traffic stop. The driver of the Dodge refused to stop and, instead, sped away at a high rate of speed. A pursuit was initiated.
A 13-year-old boy died after he was struck by a car while crossing busy Route 15 near Battlefield High School near Haymarket.
The collision occurred at 12:36 p.m. Tuesday, October 19. The boy was crossing the four-lane road when a Honda Odyssey van struck the child. The van had a green light, and the driver remained on the scene, police said.
A 17-year-old was killed in a crash on Purcell Road early this morning.
Two teenagers in were inside of the car speeding, police said, when the car flipped about a mile west of Dale Boulevard in Dale City.
