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Fatal beltway accident caused by drunk driver with numerous traffic violations
Posted on Jul 15, 2009
In addition to a BAC twice the legal limit, the driver who caused a fatal Beltway accident on July 7 apparently has a history of driving violations in at least 3 states including Maryland and Virginia.
Two men are dead after being hit by the drunk driver, Kelli R. Loos, 33. Loos slammed into the back of a Nissan pickup truck while headed south on the Beltway towards Virginia. The force of the impact sent the pickup truck over a guardrail and down a steep embankment, where the pickup eventually landed on its roof.
The men, Gradys Mendoza, 39, and Franklin Manzanares, 37, both of Springfield, Virginia were killed. Mendoza, the pickup truck driver, was transported to a local hospital by rescue workers but died before arriving there. Manzanares was a passenger in the pickup and was pronounced dead at the scene of the crash.
After colliding with the pickup truck Loos continued to drive, and was followed by another motorist who reported the crash to police and observed Loos crashing into a highway sign several miles later. A breathalyzer test put her BAC at 0.20, more than twice the legal limit of 0.08.
Loos is currenly being held in Fairfax jail pending extradition to Maryland. Investigation of her driving record revealed numerous charges of driving on a suspended license, at least six speeding and traffic violations in more than one state, and driving without a license.
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