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  "textContent": "Two adults were killed, and two children injured in a single-vehicle crash in Oakton early Sunday morning, according to Fairfax County police.\n\nOfficers responded around 12:28 a.m. on May 17 to Chain Bridge Road over I-66 for a crash involving a 2020 Mercedes GLA 250.\n\nPolice say the driver, 30-year-old Xiomara Herrera of Falls Church, was traveling eastbound on the I-66 Express Lanes before taking the exit ramp to Chain Bridge Road.\n\nThe vehicle continued through the intersection, crossed a raised median and struck a concrete barrier.\n\nHerrera was pronounced dead at the scene.\n\nThe front passenger, 27-year-old Alejandro Rodriguez Castillo of Sterling, was transported to a hospital, where he later died.\n\nA 2-year-old child was taken to a hospital with life-threatening injuries and remains hospitalized. An 8-year-old child suffered non-life-threatening injuries.\n\nInvestigators say the 8-year-old was the only occupant who was properly restrained. Detectives believe speed was a factor in the crash.\n\nThe Fairfax County Police Department’s Crash Reconstruction Unit is continuing to investigate.\n\nVictim specialists have been assigned to assist the family.\n\nAnyone with information is asked to contact police or submit an anonymous tip through Crime Solvers.",
  "title": "Deadly crash in Oakton leaves 2 adults dead, 2 kids injured"
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