Crime & Safety
Fatal Crash in Leesburg: Police
A Md. woman died in an accident after a motorist apparently fell asleep and struck her vehicle head-on near Lucketts on Jan. 3.
LOUDOUN COUNTY, VA — A Brunswick, Md. woman, 38, lost her life in a two vehicle crash on Tuesday, Jan. 3 on Route 15 south of Lucketts, according to the Loudoun County Sheriff's Office (LCSO).
Deputies say that the driver of a 2016 Jeep Cherokee Sport was traveling south on Route 15 when he apparently fell asleep and crossed the center line.
The Jeep struck a northbound 2014 Kia head on at about 7:26 a.m. The driver of the Kia lost her life at the scene.
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The driver of the Jeep, Nathaniel W. Nelson, 26, of Charlottesville, Va., was taken to the Lansdowne Campus of Inova Loudoun Hospital where he was treated for non-life-threatening injuries.
Nelson was charged with reckless driving.
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A passenger in the Jeep was taken to Inova Fairfax Hospital with serious but non-life threatening injuries, according to the LCSO.
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