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Disasters on the Road in the past 24 hours - "Commute from Hell"
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Date: May 22, 2012 05:25PM
Sink hole, flooding causes school bus cancellations, accidents
Tuesday - 5/22/2012, 5:07pm ET
http://www.wtop.com/?nid=41&sid=2873796
WASHINGTON - Weather and flood warnings are giving commuters a difficult trip home after the morning "commute from hell," as one driver described it.
This, after a morning of wet weather, crashes and flooding, forced evacuations in one county and more flooding is possible.
School bus routes are canceled in Prince William County due to flooding on the roads.
School bus routes canceled:
•Aden road between Route 234 and Fleetwood Drive
•Aden Road between Marstellar Drive and Route 28
•Hazelwood Drive
•Old Church Road between Bridwell and Oxfordshire
•Bristow Road between Windy Hill Drive and Lucasville Road
•Valley View between Crockett Lane and Trenton Court
•Trenton Court.
Phil Kavits, communications director for Prince William County Schools, said that while schools opened on time, buses had a hard time getting to some students in the Brentsville area because roads were flooded.
Lake Jackson flooding
A level 3 emergency was declared in the Lake Jackson community in Prince William County and two homes were evacuated. The move came after rising water levels reached 6 feet above the dam. Rising water set off alarms and caused concern about the dam's stability.
The evacuations are a precautionary measure and no damage or injuries have been reported. Around 2 p.m., fire officials said the water appeared to be receding.
The National Weather Service issued a flood warning that expired at 2:15 p.m. for urban areas and small streams in the Prince William County area.
A flood warning means that flooding is imminent or has been reported.
Numerous roads in Fauquier and Prince William counties remain closed Tuesday afternoon due to flooding after 4 inches of rain fell early Tuesday.
Fatal accidents on I-95
Two people died in separate crashes that occurred during Tuesday morning's rains.
Virginia State Police say 43-year-old Marciso A. Campos of Alexandria, Va., died in a three-car crash on I-95 just south of the Dale City exit. At least one other person was taken to the hospital.
The northbound lanes were closed at 7:45 a.m. One right lane reopened just before 9 a.m., and all lanes reopened at 9:50 a.m.
Around 4:31 a.m., Virginia State Police spokeswoman Corinne N. Geller says the driver of a 2006 Ford E350 Econoline van lost control of the vehicle in the southbound lanes of I-95 in Prince William County.
The van ran off the left side of the highway, hit the guardrail and overturned at least two times, police say. The van came to rest on its side.
Police say there were nine passengers and one driver in the van, all adult men. Three passengers were ejected in the crash and one died at the scene. The other two were hospitalized. There is no word yet on their condition.
Five other passengers were injured in the wreck, none life-threatening. They were taken to a hospital for treatment.
One passenger was not injured and refused treatment.
The driver of the van, Job J. Diaz-Lemus, 29, of Gaithersburg, was wearing his seatbelt. He was charged with reckless driving after an investigation found he was driving too fast for the road conditions. It was raining heavily at the time of the crash.
State police have not released the name of the man killed.
WTOP listener Phuong Doan shot this video of the northbound I-95 crash scene:
In a separate incident, in the back-up to the southbound I-95 accident, a box truck struck a gas tanker near Dale City, spreading debris across the highway.
Additionally, a tree fell on Interstate 395 north near King Street in the Alexandria area, creating major traffic delays.
Trouble getting to VRE
Commuters trying to get to Virginia Railway Express' Broad Run station found they had to take another route after Broad Run overran its banks.
Piper Lane off Va. 28, the most popular route drivers take to get to VRE'sBroad Run station in Manassas, had to be shut down.
Before it closed, commuters found themselves stopping just short of the high water trouble spot that stretched nearly a mile.
A single traffic cone marked the trouble spot.
WTOP's Hank Silverberg, who was on the scene near the VRE station, said drivers going 35 mph jammed on their brakes to avoid going into the water. There were near-misses Tuesday morning and one water rescue.
Kelly Weiser didn't heed warnings people were giving not to drive through the water.
His pickup stalled out. A log also hit the truck totaling it. The water was so high the cab of the 4-by-4 truck got wet.
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Tuesday - 5/22/2012, 5:07pm ET
http://www.wtop.com/?nid=41&sid=2873796
WASHINGTON - Weather and flood warnings are giving commuters a difficult trip home after the morning "commute from hell," as one driver described it.
This, after a morning of wet weather, crashes and flooding, forced evacuations in one county and more flooding is possible.
School bus routes are canceled in Prince William County due to flooding on the roads.
School bus routes canceled:
•Aden road between Route 234 and Fleetwood Drive
•Aden Road between Marstellar Drive and Route 28
•Hazelwood Drive
•Old Church Road between Bridwell and Oxfordshire
•Bristow Road between Windy Hill Drive and Lucasville Road
•Valley View between Crockett Lane and Trenton Court
•Trenton Court.
Phil Kavits, communications director for Prince William County Schools, said that while schools opened on time, buses had a hard time getting to some students in the Brentsville area because roads were flooded.
Lake Jackson flooding
A level 3 emergency was declared in the Lake Jackson community in Prince William County and two homes were evacuated. The move came after rising water levels reached 6 feet above the dam. Rising water set off alarms and caused concern about the dam's stability.
The evacuations are a precautionary measure and no damage or injuries have been reported. Around 2 p.m., fire officials said the water appeared to be receding.
The National Weather Service issued a flood warning that expired at 2:15 p.m. for urban areas and small streams in the Prince William County area.
A flood warning means that flooding is imminent or has been reported.
Numerous roads in Fauquier and Prince William counties remain closed Tuesday afternoon due to flooding after 4 inches of rain fell early Tuesday.
Fatal accidents on I-95
Two people died in separate crashes that occurred during Tuesday morning's rains.
Virginia State Police say 43-year-old Marciso A. Campos of Alexandria, Va., died in a three-car crash on I-95 just south of the Dale City exit. At least one other person was taken to the hospital.
The northbound lanes were closed at 7:45 a.m. One right lane reopened just before 9 a.m., and all lanes reopened at 9:50 a.m.
Around 4:31 a.m., Virginia State Police spokeswoman Corinne N. Geller says the driver of a 2006 Ford E350 Econoline van lost control of the vehicle in the southbound lanes of I-95 in Prince William County.
The van ran off the left side of the highway, hit the guardrail and overturned at least two times, police say. The van came to rest on its side.
Police say there were nine passengers and one driver in the van, all adult men. Three passengers were ejected in the crash and one died at the scene. The other two were hospitalized. There is no word yet on their condition.
Five other passengers were injured in the wreck, none life-threatening. They were taken to a hospital for treatment.
One passenger was not injured and refused treatment.
The driver of the van, Job J. Diaz-Lemus, 29, of Gaithersburg, was wearing his seatbelt. He was charged with reckless driving after an investigation found he was driving too fast for the road conditions. It was raining heavily at the time of the crash.
State police have not released the name of the man killed.
WTOP listener Phuong Doan shot this video of the northbound I-95 crash scene:
In a separate incident, in the back-up to the southbound I-95 accident, a box truck struck a gas tanker near Dale City, spreading debris across the highway.
Additionally, a tree fell on Interstate 395 north near King Street in the Alexandria area, creating major traffic delays.
Trouble getting to VRE
Commuters trying to get to Virginia Railway Express' Broad Run station found they had to take another route after Broad Run overran its banks.
Piper Lane off Va. 28, the most popular route drivers take to get to VRE'sBroad Run station in Manassas, had to be shut down.
Before it closed, commuters found themselves stopping just short of the high water trouble spot that stretched nearly a mile.
A single traffic cone marked the trouble spot.
WTOP's Hank Silverberg, who was on the scene near the VRE station, said drivers going 35 mph jammed on their brakes to avoid going into the water. There were near-misses Tuesday morning and one water rescue.
Kelly Weiser didn't heed warnings people were giving not to drive through the water.
His pickup stalled out. A log also hit the truck totaling it. The water was so high the cab of the 4-by-4 truck got wet.
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Re: Disasters on the Road in the past 24 hours - "Commute from Hell"
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Date: May 22, 2012 06:22PM
Why, why, why, why did you feel you need to post video of that crash site?!?! Someone's father died there! Specifically, a young boy's father. You should be ashamed.
Re: Disasters on the Road in the past 24 hours - "Commute from Hell"
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Date: May 22, 2012 06:26PM
Dear Mr. Redneck,
Please post on the PWC forum.
Thank you,
Emily Post
Please post on the PWC forum.
Thank you,
Emily Post
Re: Disasters on the Road in the past 24 hours - "Commute from Hell"
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Date: May 22, 2012 09:48PM
Whhhhaaaaaaaaaaa...crybaby. Why don't you freaking move.