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Alleged drunken sex at 85 mph sparks Va. lawsuit

Jaws dropped in a Fairfax County courthouse after a Woodbridge man is accused of having sex while driving at 85 miles per hour on the Beltway.

Tags: drunken driving , alicia lozano

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Could new mobile technology make driving safer?

Distracted driving affects everyone on the road. Over the last nine months there has been nearly a 50 percent increase in distracted driving-related citations in Fairfax County compared to the same time last year.

Tags: alicia lozano , texting while driving , smartphones

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Fatal pedestrian collision under investigation

A 24-year-old woman was struck and killed Thursday night as she tried to cross Georgia Avenue near Regina Drive.

Tags: Wheaton , Silver Spring , Montgomery County , Maryland

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Some parts of the Beltway are deadlier than others

Driving on the Beltway can be dangerous, and an analysis of traffic data from the past ten years shows that deadly accidents happen most often along one particular stretch of the highway.

Tags: Beltway , Washington Examiner , deadly accidents , Maryland State Police

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More of a danger on the roads: Men or women?

Statistics provided to WTOP from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety highlight which gender is legitimately dangerous behind the wheel.

Tags: pedestrians , Insurance Institute for Highway Safety , hit-and-run accident , Adam Tuss

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