FCPD joined Virginia State Police in educating motorists about Virginia’s “Move Over” law with an enforcement and education blitz on Friday morning, May 29. Officers and troopers patrolled heavily traveled thoroughfares in Northern Virginia, such as Routes 28, 50, 286 (Fairfax County Parkway), 267 (Dulles Toll Road) and Interstates 66, 495, and 95 throughout the morning hours. Dozens of motorists
Read moreMotor Carrier Safety (MCS) officers from agencies across the region were out in full force at a multi-jurisdictional truck enforcement inspection event on Thursday, May 28 at E.C. Lawrence Park. Inspectors closely inspected every aspect involved in safe trucking; brakes, proper licensures, lighting and steering components. In just under four hours, officers checked 103 trucks; placed 24 of those out
Read moreOfficers will be stationed at some of the 14 Fairfax County pit stops in support of National Bike to Work Day this Friday, May 15. Pit stop locations will provide commuter safety information, snacks, water, free T-shirts for registrants and a raffle with cycling-related prizes. Burke VRE station, Fairfax County Government Center, and Tysons Corner Shopping Center are just
Read moreA 25-year-old Dumfries man died after succumbing to injuries he suffered in a motorcycle crash on Monday, May 11 shortly before 3 p.m. Two motorcycles were travelling southbound on Route 123 approaching the intersection of Clifton Road at, what appeared to be, a high rate of speed. A box truck was travelling northbound on Route 123 and attempted to make
Read moreToday Fairfax County officers from the Motor Carrier Safety unit conducted truck inspections in the Northern Virginia Community College Campus parking lot. Everyday, hundreds of commercial motor vehicles share the roads with Fairfax County residents and it is through a coordinated effort by this unit to locate such vehicles, conduct safety inspections and identify violations in a safe manner. The Motor Carrier Safety officers stopped a total of 11
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