UPDATE: Driver Identified in Fatal Crash Tuesday on Southbound I-95
Crash occurred near the exit to the Fairfax County Parkway.
UPDATE: Wednesday, 5:35 p.m.:
Virginia State Police Wednesday afternoon identified the driver of the mini-van who died Tuesday in an early morning crash on southbound Interstate 95 near the Fairfax County Parkway exit.
The deceased is Ellen S. Linder, 65, of Kensington, Md. The Maryland woman was killed Tuesday morning in a two-vehicle traffic crash in Fairfax County.
A flatbed truck was stopped for traffic, preparing to take the exit ramp onto Route 286 south, when it was rear-ended by Linder's 2007 Kia Sedona. Linder died at the scene. The driver of the truck was not injured in the crash.
The cause of the crash remains under investigation.
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A minivan driver died Tuesday morning at the scene of a crash on southbound Interstate 95 near the Fairfax County Parkway, Virginia State Police report.
A state police trooper was called to the crash scene at 6:44 a.m. The minivan ran into the rear of a three-axle truck, according to state police.
The crash reportedly tied up traffic, backing it up to the Duke Street exit on I-395.
Police are continuing to investigate the crash Tueday morning and are in the process of notifying relatives about the death of the minivan driver.
Patch will update the story as we receive more information.
anonymous_4
12:02 pm on Tuesday, January 22, 2013
My heart and prayers go out to the relatives of the driver..
From an outsider's perspective: my 30 minute commute this morning took me 2.5 hours! I passed through 2 more accidents before I finally got to work.. While I don't know the true cause of the accidents, people seriously need to keep their eyes on the road and/or slow down! A friend just told me he was rear-ended this morning too.. today is a baddd day to drive in NOVA.. be safe everyone!
Vince
2:37 pm on Tuesday, January 22, 2013
I was about a 1/4 mile behind the accident when the highway was all but shutdown. The semi-trailer and minivan were in the far right travel lane, a short way before the exit ramp traffic to VA-286/Fairfax Co. Pwky southbound, where traffic commonly backs up all the way into the highway during morning rush hour. I couldn't tell if that was case today, but it would certainly make it safer to not have cars stopped on the far right travel lane trying to exit while everyone else is moving at highway speeds.
My condolences go out to the minivan driver's loved ones and the semi-trailer driver.
anonymous_4
11:30 pm on Tuesday, January 22, 2013
Was the semi's driver injured also? I hadn't heard about that =/
Andreia evans
2:22 pm on Wednesday, January 23, 2013
I witnessed this accident and was on the scene. Prayers to her family.
commuter01
4:18 pm on Wednesday, January 23, 2013
As I pray for the victim and his family, I have to wonder whether this accident occurred in whole or in part because of the congestion associated with the poorly timed traffic lights on the Parkway and the line that regularly forms on I-95 SB. The queue jumpers add significantly to an already dangerous situation: multiple lanes of stopped traffic alongside one or more lanes of I-95 moving along at 60 mph or higher. What's it going to take for authorities to do something about this?
Ron L.
2:03 pm on Monday, January 28, 2013
Well, so much for the "Exspress Lanes". Has anyone notice how the total number of "Fatal" accidents have occured since these so called lanes opened?
Joe K
10:29 pm on Monday, January 28, 2013
Get a spell checker and a map - the incident didn't occur on the "Exspress Lanes".
Janaye M Lawson
10:58 pm on Friday, April 12, 2013
I think he may have been referring to the accident that DID occur inside the express lanes, with a drunk driver going southbound in the north bound lanes, No need to be rude...even if he did spell it wrong, you don't have to try and embarrass him, it makes you look like a bully!! BTW, it was an accident, not an incident...NOW, see how childish it is?