Crime & Safety
Woman Killed in Car Crash in Burke
Vijaya L. Vellanki, 40, died from injuries sustained in the crash.
A local woman was killed in a fatal car crash on the Fairfax County Parkway last Wednesday, according to Fairfax County police.
The crash occurred shortly after 8 a.m. on Jan. 15. Fairfax County Police Department detectives determined a 2005 Chevrolet Astro van was traveling northbound on the Fairfax County Parkway in the left lane approaching the intersection of New Road. A 2001 Toyota Camry was at the intersection of the Parkway and New Road facing east.
As the van approached the intersection, the Camry reportedly pulled out in front of the van in an apparent attempt to go north on the Parkway and the vehicles collided, according to a news release.
Vijaya L. Vellanki, 40, of Ashburn, was transported to Inova Fairfax Hospital where she later succumbed to the injuries sustained in the crash. She was pronounced dead on Thursday, Jan. 16.
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The Astro van's driver, a 32-year-old Maryland man sustained minor injuries and declined to be transported.
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Speed and alcohol are not considered to be factors in the crash, according to police.
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