Crime & Safety
Manassas Woman Killed in Collision with Tractor Trailer on Sudley Road
Fresia Danny Melo, 33, was a backseat passenger in the car. She wasn't wearing a seat belt and was thrown from the vehicle.
MANASSAS, VA — A Manassas woman was killed early Monday in a two-vehicle crash on Sudley Road.
The victim was identified as Fresia Danny Melo, 33, according to Prince William County police.
According to police, the driver of a RAV4 was trying to make a right onto southbound Sudley Road from Coverstone Drive when the vehicle collided with a tractor trailer, which had allegedly run a red light at the intersection.
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Melo was passenger in the middle rear seat of the RAV 4. She was not wearing a seat belt and was ejected from the vehicle, according to police.
There were four other people in the vehicle, all from Manassas.
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Two adults, including the driver, sustained minor injuries. They were identified as a 43-year-old man and a 41-year-old woman.
Two infants, a 3-year-old boy and a 2-year old boy, were uninjured.
The driver of the tractor trailer, a 53-year-old man from Mount Airy, Md., wasn't injured.
Charges are pending in the ongoing investigation.
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