Virginia State Police respond to more than 80 crashes in Northern Virginia Laura Wainman
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In just 11 hours, Virginia State Police reported 82 crashes and 57 disabled vehicles in the Northern Virginia region. Culpeper troopers responded to 31 disabled cars and 35 crashes, while the Fairfax division reported 27 disabled cars and 47 crashes.
Across the whole state, VSP troopers said they responded to 270 traffic crashes and 165 disabled vehicles between midnight and 11 a.m.
Police said most of the crashes only involved vehicle damage, and they have not reported any traffic fatalities thus far. Virginians are advised to avoid travel Thursday and overnight into Friday, VSP said in a press release. Open highways allow VDOT crews to safely and effectively treat the roads.
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A winter weather advisory that was extended until 10 a.m. Sunday has now expired, but many roads across the D.C. area remain icy and slick following an ice storm that blanketed the region on Saturday.
Some patchy freezing drizzle and fog continues to challenge motorists and pedestrians but conditions will improve during the day, “except for some of the normally colder valleys in the far western and nor
February 4, 2021 at 9:30am
Brian Sicknick arrived at his final resting place at Arlington National Cemetery yesterday, escorted there by scores of local first responders, including many from Arlington.
The fallen U.S. Capitol Police officer, who was killed during the Jan. 6 pro-Trump riot, was laid to rest at the cemetery after lying in honor in the Capitol Rotunda.
Arlington County Police Department motor officers were part of the procession from the Capitol to the cemetery. Arlington County firefighters and Virginia State Police troopers helped to salute Sicknick’s remains as the hearse arrived at the cemetery.
Photos from the procession route, as posted on social media, are below.