Weather is predicted to be slightly better today, although the National Weather Service has issued a Special Weather Statement for elevated fire weather conditions across the entire region through this evening, according to Assistant Chief Matt Smolsky.

Prince William County Police crash investigators were notified yesterday, Wednesday, March 13, 2024. of a pedestrian who died from injuries sustained March 7, 2024 while moving a trailer in the parking lot of 5 County Complex Ct. in Woodbridge (22193) at approximately 3:54 p.m. that day.

Drunk driving is not only deadly, it can also be costly. If caught drinking and driving, you can face jail time, lose your driver’s license and your vehicle, and pay up to $10,000 in attorney’s fees, fines, car towing, higher insurance rates and lost wages. In 2023, the week of Saint Patrick’s Day, there were 124 crashes involving alcohol in Virginia, and six fatalities.

Prince Wiliam County Police Department is offering a reward for information leading to the driver and vehicle sought in connection with the fatal hit & run crash that occurred in the area of Minnieville Rd and Bobcat Ct in Woodbridge (22193) on Feb. 24, 2024. The crash killed a 27-year-old woman from Woodbridge who was struck while walking along the roadway.

Prince William County Police Department crash investigators said their investigation revealed the driver of a 2016 Toyota Corolla was traveling southbound on Richmond Hwy. at a high rate of speed. At one point, the driver lost control, crossed over the median into the northbound lanes, and struck a 2023 Chrysler Pacifica.

Twenty people - five adults and 15 children - were displaced Friday when a house in the 6100 block of Oust Lane, Woodbridge, caught fire from a burning candle, according to Matt Smolsky, Assistant Fire Chief/Fire Marshal for Prince William County Fire & Rescue. No one was injured.

Prince William County Crime Report for March 5, 2024

Authorities are seeking information about an "extremely emaciated" mixed breed hound about 6-12 months old that was abandoned at C. Lacey Compton Neighborhood Park in Woodbridge last Saturday morning, March 2, about 10:30 a.m., reportedly by a man driving a newer model white Range Rover.