<sh>Crash Kills Motorcyclist
<bt>A 24-year-old Dale City man was killed, Saturday afternoon in Clifton, when his motorcycle collided with a car driven by a 74-year-old Annandale man. Adam Smoot was driving a 2001 Suzuki motorcycle southbound on Colchester Road near Newman Road, around 4:30 p.m., when the tragedy occurred.
Harold Nelson was driving a 2002 Mercury Sable on Newman Road and, according to Fairfax County police, "Nelson stopped at the stop sign, then pulled into the path of Smoot on Colchester Road." The motorcycle crashed into the vehicle and Smoot was Medivaced to Inova Fairfax Hospital where he was pronounced dead on arrival. Police say neither speed nor alcohol were factors in the accident, and their investigation is still continuing.
<sh>Bias Incident is Investigated
<bt>Several years ago, Fairfax County approved the construction of a Muslim mosque in the vicinity of Walney Road and Westfields Boulevard in Chantilly. The group is still fund-raising and hasn't yet built the mosque. However, police say that, last Wednesday, April 9, around 7:45 p.m., a citizen discovered graffiti painted on the sign advertising the future mosque.
Police do not want to reveal exactly what was written, but they say the sign contained "threats against a religious building." Recognizing the potential harm that bias crimes and incidents can cause in a community, police encourage people to report them. All such crimes and incidents are investigated thoroughly.
<sh>Frey at WFCCA Meeting
<bt>Supervisor Michael R. Frey (R-Sully) will be the guest speaker at the quarterly meeting of the West Fairfax County Citizens Association (WFCCA). It will be held Monday, April 21, at 7 p.m. in Frey's conference room in the Fort Hill Building, 5900 Centreville Road in Centreville. Elections will also be held then for members of the WFCCA Land-Use Committee.
<sh>CCF to Meet Tuesday
<bt>The Centreville Day committee of the Centreville Community Foundation (CCF) will meet Tuesday, April 22, at 7 p.m. in Supervisor Michael R. Frey's (R-Sully) conference room in the Fort Hill Building, 5900 Centreville Road in Centreville. Call Sandy Shapiro at 703-266-3653.
<sh>Sully District Council Mtg.
<bt>The Sully District Council of Citizens Associations will meet Wednesday, April 23, at 7:30 p.m. in conference room 7 of the Fairfax County Government Center. Call Mark McConn at 703-818-9124.
<sh>Centreville Community Coalition
<bt>The next meeting of the Centreville Community Coalition will be Wednesday, April 23, at 10 a.m. in the Centreville High library. Call Debbie Martin at 703-802-9454.
<sh>Park Authority to Meet
<bt>The Fairfax County Park Authority will meet Wednesday, April 23, at 7:30 p.m. in the Herrity Building, 12055 Government Center Parkway, Suite 900, in Fairfax. Call Judy Pedersen at 703-324-8662.
<sh>Hugo Hosts VDOT Meeting
<bt>Del. Tim Hugo (R-40th) will host a transportation town hall meeting on Tuesday, April 29, at 7 p.m. with Virginia Department of Transportation leaders to discuss transportation projects, issues and concerns in western Fairfax County. It will be held in the Virginia Run Community Center, 15355 Wetherburn Court, off Route 29 and Pleasant Valley Road in Centreville. Call 703-380-7334.
<sh>Blood is Still Needed
<bt>The Inova Blood Donor Center in the Centremed I Building on Route 29 in Centreville (across from the Centreville Multiplex Cinemas) is still in urgent need of blood donations — especially O positive or negative, as well as A and B. They are accepted Tuesday, Thursday and Friday, noon-8 p.m.; Wednesday, 9 a.m.-8 p.m. and Saturday, 8 a.m.-2 p.m.
To make an appointment to give blood, call 703-322-1970, or just drop in at your own convenience. According to the Inova Health System, it only takes an hour to donate blood, and each donation can save the lives of three people.