Skip to main content

SB lanes on Va. 28 reopened after officer struck while directing traffic

Delays persist on Va. 28 (WTOP/Kathy Stewart)

[custom_gallery]WASHINGTON — Multiple crashes on Virginia Route 28/Sully Road in Centreville, Virginia, near Interstate 66 closed lanes and caused delays Thursday morning.

The initial crash happened around 4:15 a.m. and involved several vehicles, including a box truck, a tractor-trailer and a car. One of the vehicles overturned. One of the trucks struck a utility pole, bringing down power lines across the roadway and knocking out power to the area, according to Fairfax County police. All three drivers sustained non-life threatening injuries.

The southbound lanes of Route 28 had reopened temporarily but closed again after a second crash occurred. A member of the Fairfax County Police Motor Squad was struck by a car while directing traffic at the scene of the initial crash. He was taken to the hospital for injuries not believed to be life threatening.

https://twitter.com/fairfaxpolice/status/943901330837516288

Police are asking anyone who witnessed either crash to call the Crash Reconstruction Unit witness line at 703-280-0543.

Super Pet Expo offers its first in-person event in Virginia since pandemic began

A Virginia pet expo running through Sunday is hoping to help those who recently got new pets to find what they need. Eric Udler, producer of the Super Pet Expo at the Dulles Expo Center in Chantilly, said that there has been a significant increase in pets being adopted with so many people working from home.
Read Next Story