Crime & Safety
Hit-And-Run On VDOT Worker: Alexandria Man Arrested
An Alexandria man was charged for fleeing the scene after hitting a VDOT worker last week.
ALEXANDRIA, VA—An Alexandria man has been arrested in the hit-and-run crash that seriously injured a Virginia Department of Transportation worker last week.
Around 6:20 a.m. on Friday, Virginia State Police say the VDOT worker was helping a disabled vehicle on northbound Interstate 95 near exit 166B (Fairfax County Parkway/Backlick Road/Fullerton Road) in Springfield. The worker parked on the right shoulder with the emergency lights on.
He was setting out traffic cones when a green Ford Mustang heading north struck him. He was taken to Fairfax Inova Hospital with serious injuries. The driver fled the scene.
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Witnesses helped police locate the suspect, who was held for questioning Friday. Virginia State Police say Ginnun S. Frazier, 27, of Alexandria was arrested and charged with hit-and-run and driving on a revoked license, The Washington Post reported.
Here's the area where the accident happened:
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