Drivers can expect delays this morning from a crash along Route 123 between I-495 and the Dulles Connector Road in Tysons.
A traffic camera showed what appeared to be the front end of a red vehicle rammed into the back of a white vehicle around 9 a.m. Police are on scene.
Traffic was backed up connecting the Dulles Connector Road to Route 123, according to Google Maps.
Image via Virginia 511, map via Google Maps
A GoFundMe campaign is raising funds to help a family with funeral and hospital costs after a McLean man was killed in a multi-vehicle crash on I-66 that also seriously injured his wife.
On Saturday (Aug. 24) morning, 28-year-old Joseph Castellano was driving a Toyota Rav4 on westbound I-66 near Centreville when a tractor-trailer collided with him and several other vehicles.
“The Toyota Rav4 ran off the right side of I-66 and over the Jersey wall, at which point it caught fire,” Corinne Geller, a spokesperson for the Virginia State Police, said.
His wife, Kate, was a passenger in the car. She was flown to a trauma center in D.C. and is still being treated for life-threatening injuries, Geller said.
A BMW sedan had struck the tractor-trailer, starting the series of chain-reaction crashes that involved eight cars, Geller said.
Police arrested and charged the driver of the BMW, 40-year-old Jonathyn Bland of Centerville, and the driver of the tractor-trailer, 34-year-old Shahbaz Singh of Fairfax, with reckless driving.
More from the GoFundMe page:
On Saturday August 24th we lost an amazing friend, brother, son, and husband to a terrible car accident. Joe Castellano died on impact.
Amazingly his wife Kate Castellano managed to escape the car and survive the crash. She was flown to a D.C. hospital with life threatening injuries.
I am setting up this Go Fund Me page to help the Family (families) with funeral, memorial, and hospital costs.
Joe and Kate touched the lives of many of us during our tenure at Mount Saint Mary’s University. They were kind to everyone, loved greatly, and did so much for everyone.
They were good Catholics and their faith and love for one another and to God could be felt by everyone around them.
If you could donate even a share to help, I would truly appreciate the kindness.
edit: I am a friend of both Joe and Kate. Joe was a classmate and friend and Kate became my friend and roommate during college.
The beneficiary of this fundraiser is Tony Castellano, Joe’s father.
Two days after the campaign started, more than 400 people have donated $26,728.
Megan Whelan, the GoFundMe page’s organizer, wrote on Monday (Aug. 26) that she raised the original goal of $10,000 to $30,000 after a flood of donations.
“I wanted to thank everyone for the overwhelming response,” Whelan wrote. “It is a true testament to Joe and Kate’s impact on our lives and of course their families impact as well. Your kindness and thoughtful words are deeply appreciated.”
Photo via GoFundMe
A 28-year-old McLean man was killed in a crash involving multiple vehicles along I-66 near Centreville.
A series of chain-reaction crashes involving five sedans, one SUV, one pick-up truck and a tractor-trailer happened shortly before 11 a.m. on Saturday (Aug. 24) in the westbound lanes of I-66 east of exit 53 for Route 28, according to Virginia State Police.
More from Corinne Geller, a spokesperson for the Virginia State Police:
A 2007 BMW sedan was traveling west on I-66 when it struck the vehicle in front of it. The BMW then collided with a westbound tractor-trailer.
The tractor-trailer then collided with several vehicles, to include a Toyota Rav4, before overturning in the roadway. The Toyota Rav4 ran off the right side of I-66 and over the Jersey wall, at which point it caught fire.
McLean resident Joseph Castellano, who was the driver of the Toyota, died at the scene, Geller said.
His wife, who was a passenger in the car, was flown to a trauma center in D.C. and is still being treated for life-threatening injuries.
The driver of the BMW, 40-year-old Jonathyn Bland of Centerville, was transported to Reston Hospital for minor injuries, along with the driver of the tractor-trailer, 34-year-old Shahbaz Singh of Fairfax, for serious, but non-life threatening injuries, Geller said.
Police charged both Bland and Singh with reckless driving.
“The three other individuals transported to Reston Hospital — one had serious, but non-life threatening injuries and other two suffered minor injuries,” Geller said.
Fairfax County Fire and Fairfax County Police assisted state police at the scene, Geller said. The Virginia State Police is investigating the crash.
Photo via VDOT/Twitter
U.S. Park Police are investigating a crash that killed a 29-year-old Sterling man on the George Washington Memorial Parkway in McLean.
U.S. Park Police responded to the crash on northbound GW Parkway near Turkey Run shortly before 6 a.m. on Sunday (Aug. 11) and found a vehicle against a tree in the center median, Sgt. Eduardo Delgado, a U.S. Park Police spokesperson, said.
Fairfax County Fire and Rescue units extricated the vehicle’s only occupant, Santino Deleone, who was pronounced dead on scene, Delgado said.
The U.S. Park Police Criminal Investigation Division and Traffic Safety Unit is currently investigating the crash, Delgado said.
Anyone with information can contact (202) 610-8737, [email protected] or (202) 610-7500.
One dead after GW Parkway crash, northbound lanes closed https://t.co/5nli2zwdQF pic.twitter.com/GLipPPbTHh
— FOX 5 DC (@fox5dc) August 11, 2019
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Unfinished McLean Mansion for Sale — “Greater Washington’s second most expensive house on the market isn’t even a house yet.” [Washington Business Journal]
Training for Mass Shooting Scenarios — ABC7’s Tim Barber has details on how Fairfax County’s police and fire train together for mass shooting scenarios. “The training starts with a radio call, with lights and sounds are added for effects.” [ABC7]
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Drivers on Lee Hwy (Route 29) can expect delays due to a crash along the highway at Graham Road.
The Fairfax County Police Department tweeted at 3:42 p.m. today (Tuesday) that a crash was partially blocking the intersection.
The north left lane is closed and the left turn lane is blocked, according to the Virginia Department of Transportation.
“Please be alert and expect delays,” police tweeted.
Map via Google Maps
(Updated at 1:20 p.m.) A crash at the intersection of Dolley Madison Blvd (Route 123) and Great Falls Street has closed southbound Great Falls Street in McLean.
Police told Tysons Reporter that four cars were involved and that one car hit three other cars. Police said that there are no serious injuries.
Drivers can expect Great Falls Street to be blocked for another 20 to 30 minutes because there’s no good place on that street for cars to pull off, police said.
Around 1:10 p.m. today (July 3), traffic was slow moving along Dolley Madison Blvd near the accident, according to traffic maps.
Map via Google Maps
(Updated at 1 p.m.) Drivers can expect delays along Leesburg Pike (Route 7) from a multi-vehicle crash near Lewinsville Road.
The west left lane and center lane are closed, according to the Virginia Department of Transportation.
Tysons Reporter noted that traffic is down to one lane westbound on Leesburg Pike as police arrest someone for a traffic stop unrelated to the crash.
Accident: WB on VA-7 at MM0 in Fairfax Co. 2 WB travel lanes closed.11:44AM
— 511 Northern VA (@511northernva) July 2, 2019
Map via Google Maps
(Updated at 12:10 p.m.) A crash along Old Dominion Drive in downtown McLean seriously injured a pedestrian.
Fairfax County police responded shortly before 11 a.m. to the crash outside the Wells Fargo Bank at 6844 Old Dominion Drive.
“The pedestrian was taken to a hospital with serious injuries,” the police department tweeted. Shortly after noon, the police department tweeted that the pedestrian’s injuries were not believed to be life-threatening.
No word yet on whether the driver was injured.
Police told Tysons Reporter that a driver struck a pedestrian in the parking lot and then drove into the side of the building.
A reporter for Tysons Reporter noted that the Wells Fargo is currently closed up by the police tape.
The crash remains under investigation. The pedestrian's injuries are believed to be not life threatening.https://t.co/M6railseqs
— Fairfax County Police (@FairfaxCountyPD) July 1, 2019
Catherine Moran and Vernon Miles worked on this story.
Map via Google Maps
Updated at 2:30 p.m. — The crash was cleared at 2:26 p.m., 511 Northern Virginia tweeted.
Earlier: A crash on I-495 in McLean is causing travel delays for drivers headed toward the American Legion Bridge.
The crash is located just south of the Georgetown Pike. Around 2:05 p.m., a nearby traffic camera showed a car on a tow truck.
The north left lane is currently closed, according to the Virginia Department of Transportation.
Drivers can expect delays, according to VDOT. As of 2:10 p.m., northbound traffic is slowly moving from Route 738 to the bridge.
Cleared: Accident: NB on I-495 at MM44 in Fairfax Co.2:26PM
— 511 Northern VA (@511northernva) June 26, 2019
Accident: NB on I-495 at MM44 in Fairfax Co. 1 NB travel lane closed.1:42PM
— 511 Northern VA (@511northernva) June 26, 2019
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