Skip to main content

1 dead after crash near Leesburg

A man is dead after a Saturday morning crash near Leesburg, Virginia, according to the Loudoun County Sheriff’s Office.

The crash happened at around 5:10 a.m. on Harmony Church Road, near Peale Lane.

The first driver was headed east on Harmony Church Road when his vehicle crossed into the opposite lane and into the path of a second, oncoming vehicle.

Authorities say the first driver was pronounced dead at the scene. His name has not yet been released.

The second driver was taken to a local hospital with non-life threatening injuries.

The crash remains under investigation.

Anyone who witnessed the crash and who has not already spoken to police is asked to contact Investigator S. Allen at 703-777-1021.

Below is the area where the crash occurred.

[google_map latitude=”39.092393″ longitude=”-77.626023″ zoom=”13″ height=”300px” location_label=”” dynamic_map=”false”]

Va. health dept. improves nursing home inspection backlog, reforms sanction criteria for facilities

Stories of neglect in care or unsanitary living situations have plagued several of Virginia’s nursing home facilities in recent years and data backs up a lapse in oversight by state agencies.  With reform efforts underway, the Virginia Department of Health officials said they aim to adopt sanction criteria by the end of the year to rein in bad actors and get troubled facilities back on track.  As of July, 58% of Virginia’s nursing homes were overdue for inspections and 68 of Virginia’s 289 nursing homes were found to have serious deficiencies, according to ProPublica. Several of the state’s flagged facilities with numerous deficiencies also had high staffing turnover rates.  The issue has been salient among various healthcare spaces, including VDH. 
Read Next Story