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Thursday, December 22, 2011

Medical Examiner: Gymboree Teacher Died from 'Blunt Trauma' in Car Accident

Medical examiner can't release information on whether Casey Noriega suffered any sort of seizure before her car hit a pole.

Local Gymboree teacher Casey Noriega died of "blunt chest and abdomen trauma" Dec. 10 when the car she was driving struck a pole at Beulah Street and Windsor Avenue in Kingstowne, and the manner was ruled an accident, the Virginia Medical Examiner's Office said Wednesday. It is still uncertain whether the 29-year-old mother who left behind a son suffered any sort of seizure or attack prior to the car accident that took her life because the medical examiner's office cannot release that information, according to Nancy Bull, district administrator, Office of the Chief Medical Examiner, Northern District. The Code of Virginia classifies any information regarding a medical examiner case as confidential and allows the Office of the Chief Medical…

Tuesday, December 13, 2011

Woman Dies in Car Accident, Fuels Debate

Casey Noriega, 29, died Saturday when her car struck a pole in Kingstowne.

A Newington-area mom was involved in a single-vehicle fatal crash on Saturday, according to Fairfax County Police. At about 2:30 p.m. Saturday, Casey Noriega, 29, of Haynes Point Way, was driving a 2001 Toyota Camry southbound on Beulah Street approaching the intersection of Windsor Avenue. For unknown reasons, she drove off the road and struck a pole. She was 1.4 miles from her home, although it is uncertain if she was driving home or had just left home. Noriega was transported to a local hospital where she was pronounced dead, police said. Noriega left behind a family, a group of friends and work colleagues, and students at Gymboree Play and Music of Alexandria, where she was an instructor. How to break the news to kids at Gymboree has …

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Audrey Taylor Burkhalter

7:13 am on Thursday, December 22, 2011

I am sorry but do you have children? I do not think that this is an instance of coddling a child but rather them not fully understanding exactly what happened to begin with. Explaining death to a 2 year old is not something that is easy. And what is even more sad is that you are comparing parents discretions to policitians. That is ridiculous!   more ›

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