Loudoun Co. maintenance truck driver charged for striking, killing Stone Bridge High School student

February 26, 2026 | 9:49 AM

The driver of a Loudoun County Public Schools maintenance truck who struck and killed a 20-year-old Stone Bridge High School student in January has been charged in the incident.

The Loudoun County Sheriff’s Office said in a release Wednesday that Dale Whitney Taylor, 58, of Leesburg, has been charged with failing to yield to a pedestrian after he fatally struck Calina Yu while she was on her way to school.

It’s a Class 1 misdemeanor crime in Virginia, which could carry a sentence of up to one year in jail and hundreds of dollars in fines.

The crash happened on the morning of Jan. 13 at the intersection of Claiborne Parkway and Portsmouth Boulevard in Ashburn, just steps away from the high school.

Deputies said Taylor stayed at the scene after the crash.

Taylor was released on a summons and is set to appear in court at a later date.

WTOP has reached out to LCPS for comment.

$50,000 seized from Dulles travelers with cash stitched inside underwear, CBP says

June 2, 2026 | 2:05 PM

Two groups of travelers leaving Dulles International Airport over Memorial Day weekend had nearly $100,000 in cash seized after authorities said they went to unusual lengths to hide money — even though carrying large amounts of currency out of the United States is legal. On Saturday, May 23, U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers and Vito, a nearly 2-year-old German Shepherd trained to sniff out currency, stopped a U.S. citizen and his family before they boarded a flight from Dulles to Brussels, Belgium, CBP wrote in a statement Monday.