1 dead, 1 injured in single-vehicle crash in Reston

By Carrie Shokraei
November 10, 2024 | 12:22 PM

One man is dead and a woman is in critical condition after a single-vehicle crash in Reston, Virginia, Sunday morning, police said.

Fairfax County police responded to North Shore Drive and Charter Oak Court, not far from Reston Town Center, before 4 a.m. about the crash.

Two people were taken to the hospital where the driver died, according to police. The woman suffered life-threatening injuries.

Crash reconstruction officers are investigating the collision.

Police closed North Shore Drive south of Temporary Road for several hours during their investigation and the roadway reopened at 9:20 a.m.

Below is a map of the area where the crash took place:

Map of Reston single-vehicle crash — (Courtesy Google Maps)

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Breaking the silence around suicide: A Virginia mother shares thoughts on prevention

By Kate Ryan
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September is Suicide Prevention Month, and Betsy Stephenson, an Alexandria, Virginia, resident and a mother who lost her son to suicide, wants people to talk about it. "By not talking about suicide, we are not going to make it go away. In fact, I think that we could inadvertently give it a little more power than it deserves," she told WTOP. One of the things that Stephenson wants families to know is that people who are struggling can appear to be doing well. "You can be very high-functioning as a depressed person or an anxious person," she said. "You can be connected socially. You can be doing well at school or work. You can be making plans, smiling, laughing, engaged, but still be struggling deeply, you know, cosmically, inside."

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