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Fairfax Co. Pkway closed near Huntsman Mon. AM
Posted by: It's Monday ()
Date: May 17, 2010 07:55AM

Was there an accident on Fairfax County Parkway this morning? Traffic was being redirected onto Huntsman, and Old Keene Mill Road heading east was a bigger mess than usual.

Any information?

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Re: Fairfax Co. Pkway closed near Huntsman Mon. AM
Posted by: Gryffn ()
Date: May 17, 2010 08:13AM

I was driving the opposite direction on the parkway this morning (about 7:30am) and saw what's causing the mess. An SUV slammed into one of the support posts for one of the overhead highway signs and the whole thing was dangling over the road, looking like it was about to fall down. Lots of rescue vehicles and whatnot.

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Re: Fairfax Co. Pkway closed near Huntsman Mon. AM
Posted by: Thanks, Gryffn! ()
Date: May 17, 2010 08:25AM

Thank you, Gryffn. I hope no one was injured. But what a terrible time for a driver to lose control of his/her vehicle.

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Re: Fairfax Co. Pkway closed near Huntsman Mon. AM
Posted by: Traffic ()
Date: May 17, 2010 08:42AM

It's part of FFX's new plan to make more traffic jams.

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Re: Fairfax Co. Pkway closed near Huntsman Mon. AM
Posted by: Guest ()
Date: May 17, 2010 09:23AM

http://www.wtop.com/?nid=25&sid=1958778

SPRINGFIELD, Va. - In Fairfax County, all lanes of southbound Route 7100/Fairfax County Parkway before Sydenstricker Road are closed.

A driver struck a pole that held an overhead sign. The sign is leaning over the southbound lanes on 7100.

The cleanup will take a while, reports WTOP Traffic Reporter Lisa Baden.

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Re: Fairfax Co. Pkway closed near Huntsman Mon. AM
Posted by: Guest ()
Date: May 17, 2010 10:10AM

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Re: Fairfax Co. Pkway closed near Huntsman Mon. AM
Posted by: NorthBoundLaughing ()
Date: May 17, 2010 10:34AM

I was driving northbound watching all you stupid fucks sit in traffic. I rolled down the window and gave a half-mile of commuters the middle finger. It was raining, and i got wet. Totally worth it though.

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Re: Fairfax Co. Pkway closed near Huntsman Mon. AM
Posted by: Qwest ()
Date: May 17, 2010 11:12AM

Nobody uses the Fairfax County parkway in the morning any way. LMFAO!

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Re: Fairfax Co. Pkway closed near Huntsman Mon. AM
Posted by: Yahweh ()
Date: May 17, 2010 01:03PM

The Parkway SB was just backed up to Braddock. Is it the same issue?

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Re: Fairfax Co. Pkway closed near Huntsman Mon. AM
Posted by: Stuckn ()
Date: May 17, 2010 01:11PM

I'm surprised they didn't close the entire parkway. One side to use to fix the problem. The other side to park fire trucks and police cars to watch the repair.

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Re: Fairfax Co. Pkway closed near Huntsman Mon. AM
Posted by: mdot ()
Date: May 17, 2010 01:28PM

Its the highway of death. more bad accidents per mile than anywhere else, of course if you are driving even semi responsibly, you can beat it.

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Re: Fairfax Co. Pkway closed near Huntsman Mon. AM
Posted by: Un Zip It ()
Date: May 17, 2010 02:35PM

It is a horrible road. Everyone in the afternoon would do 60-70 mph while dumbasses pull out in front of oncoming traffic at the lights. After decades of commuting to the district, I saw the worst crap pulled on that road.

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Re: Fairfax Co. Pkway closed near Huntsman Mon. AM
Posted by: Tim45 ()
Date: May 17, 2010 04:02PM

NorthBoundLaughing Wrote:
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> I was driving northbound watching all you stupid
> fucks sit in traffic. I rolled down the window and
> gave a half-mile of commuters the middle finger.
> It was raining, and i got wet. Totally worth it
> though.

So that was you? Actually I tried to detour down Burke Lake to Braddock but Braddock was blocked by two different accidents. Ohe had three cars involved that all had pulled off on the shoulder but the police for some reason left her car in the roadway causing even more of a backup.

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Re: Fairfax Co. Pkway closed near Huntsman Mon. AM
Posted by: KeepOnTruckin ()
Date: May 17, 2010 05:16PM

They better send the woman the bill for the replacement of that big-ass sign

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Re: Fairfax Co. Pkway closed near Huntsman Mon. AM
Posted by: SallyS ()
Date: May 17, 2010 06:29PM

Have they identified the driver?
Lisa Baden stated it was a man wearing a sunbonnet.

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Re: Fairfax Co. Pkway closed near Huntsman Mon. AM
Posted by: 4 AM bender ()
Date: May 17, 2010 06:49PM

SallyS Wrote:
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> Have they identified the driver?
The woman driving the Ford Explorer that struck the sign around 3:50 a.m. was taken to the hospital with non-life threatening injuries.

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Re: Fairfax Co. Pkway closed near Huntsman Mon. AM
Posted by: DollarDollarBillYall ()
Date: May 17, 2010 07:00PM

How much does a sign like that cost you think? Does insurance cover that stuff?

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Re: Fairfax Co. Pkway closed near Huntsman Mon. AM
Posted by: 496 ()
Date: May 17, 2010 10:03PM

I'll bet it was Lisa Baden's horrible singing that caused the accident.

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