Crash and Burn Wrote:
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> Hey! Over Here! Fairfax County's Top 5 Locations
> for Crashes Involving Distracted Drivers
> Crashes from distracted drivers increase in the
> region.
>
http://arlington-va.patch.com/groups/police-and-fi
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> With the number of crashes involving distracted
> drivers increasing in Northern Virginia, the
> Fairfax County Police Department is drawing
> attention to the problem with some
> attention-grabbing numbers.
>
> April is National Distracted Driving Awareness
> Month, which began with Fairfax County police
> officers undergoing the department's first-ever
> distracted driver training session for FCPD
> officers.
>
> Distracted driving continues to be a major factor
> in crashes, and the numbers are growing steadily
> in Fairfax County. There were 1,060 crashes
> attributed to distracted driving in 2011, 1,128 in
> 2012 and 1,175 in 2013, according to Fairfax
> County Police statistics.
>
> The top five locations for crashes involving
> distracted drivers in 2013 were:
>
> •Colvin Run Road/Leesburg Pike
> •Georgetown Pike/Leesburg Pike
> •Leesburg Pike/Lewinsville Road
> •Fairfax County Parkway/Sunrise Valley Drive
> •Franconia Road/South Van Dorn Street.
•Braddock/Backlick Road. People turning right don't attention those turning left into same lane. People turning right and left don't pay attention to pedestrian. Very much dangerous introsection. Beware, beware of a woman with a broken heart.