Manassas Man Killed In Crash Is Second Brother Lost To Accident In 2 Years: Report

WOODBRIDGE, VA — The Manassas man who was killed in a car accident on April 10 was the second brother of a family to die in a traffic accident in two years, InsideNova reports.

Forty-one-year old Joseph Franklin LeDoux was killed in an accident on Harbor Drive in Woodbridge earlier in April, when his car was struck by an SUV as he was entering the road from a private drive.

LeDoux’s brother, Patrick LeDoux, was killed in November 2024 in a head-on crash caused by a drunk driver on I-95 near Quantico, according to InsideNova. He was 25 years old.

The boys’ father, Frank LeDoux, wrote about the loss, saying “I am completely devastated and don’t understand.” He said his older boy “was a good son and always went out of his way to help people.”

The boys’ sister, Nicole Pope, told InsideNova that it has been a rough few years for their family, and that the loss of Joseph, who cared for his mother and special needs sister, is hitting hard.

Another sister, Ashley Halbeisen, shared that she was "speechless."

The drunk driver who killed Patrick LeDoux pleaded guilty to aggravated involuntary manslaughter and a felony DUI charge and was sentenced in September to 15 years in prison. Prince William County police are still investigating the crash that killed Joseph LeDoux.

A GoFundMe fundraiser has been launched to help the family pay for its second funeral in two years. So far, it has raised $7,500.

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