Springfield Teen Dies After Being Struck by Train
Erika Dunn, 18, of Springfield died Monday night after she was struck by a train around 9:39 p.m. a Fairfax County Police report said.
Dunn and two friends were walking along the Virginia Railway Express tracks in the area of the 9500 block of Burke Road when the collision occurred.
Dunn was rushed to Inova Fairfax Hospital with life-threatening injuries, while neither of the friends were injured.
Dunn died a little while later at Inova. The Office of the Chief Medical examiner will determine her the official cause and manner of her death.
Police have begun investigating the incident.
--Tim Peterson
Burke Man Struck by Car, Dies
Matthew Calendine, 33, of Burke, was struck while in the area of Capella Avenue and Shiplett Boulevard on Thursday, May 12. He was pronounced dead at the scene.
Reports indicated that the vehicle that hit him momentarily stopped in the roadway but proceeded to leave the scene.
Calendine was sitting on a curb in the 6100 block of Shiplett Boulevard just before 9 p.m. and for unknown reasons, got up and stumbled into the eastbound lane of Shiplett Boulevard.
A group of people walking nearby rushed to the victim, attempted to render aid and called 911. Crash Reconstruction Detectives responded to investigate.
The vehicle is described as a dark-colored sedan, possibly a black Toyota or Honda. Speed does not appear to be factor at this time. Detectives are investigating whether alcohol was a contributing factor. The Officer of the Chief Medical Examiner will determine the exact cause and manner of death.
Detectives ask anyone with information to contact Crime Solvers at 1-866-411-TIPS (8477) or by going to fairfaxcrimesolvers.org.