VA Overpass Accident
| Tracking # |
23-3025 |
| Submitted | April 18, 2023 |
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From: Patrick Wells
To Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the Virginia Freedom of Information Act, I hereby request the following records:
I am seeking any and all documents, reports, photographs, audio recordings, and video recordings pertaining to the incident, including but not limited to:
Police reports
Witness statements
Accident reports
911 call recordings
Body camera footage
Dashcam footage
Photos of the scene
The incident involved an individual who either jumped or fell off an overpass, hitting a car on the freeway below and killing the driver, Marisa Harris. The incident was investigated by the Virginia State Police.
To assist in identifying the records I am seeking, please note the following information:
Date of incident: October 28, 2017
Location of incident: Interstate 66 at Cedar Ln overpass
Victim's name: Marisa Harris
In the event that there are fees, I would be grateful if you would inform me of the total charges in advance of fulfilling my request. I would prefer the request filled electronically. When the records are ready, I will provide a link to a cloud-based service where the records may be easily uploaded.
Thank you in advance for your anticipated cooperation in this matter. I look forward to receiving your response to this request within 5 business days.
Sincerely,
Tom Nash, a citizen of Virginia, in coordination with Patrick Wells.
From: Virginia State Police
Virginia State Police
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From: Virginia State Police
Virginia State Police
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A message was sent to you regarding record request #23-3025:
Due to the volume of requests and manpower constraints, it is not practical for the agency to respond in the 5 days permitted under Virginia Freedom of Information Act. You are hereby notified that, pursuant to § 2.2-3704(B)(4), the agency is entitled to, and here by asserts its right to claim, seven work days in addition to the five provided for in § 2.2-3704(B) in which to provide one of the responses set forth in § 2.2-3704.
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From: Virginia State Police
Virginia State Police
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Record request #23-3025 has been closed. The closure reason supplied was:
The records you are requesting are part of a closed criminal investigative file of the Virginia Department of State Police. Closed Criminal investigative files are exempt from the production requirements of the Virginia Freedom of Information Act pursuant to Virginia Code § 2.2-3706.1(D), with a few exceptions. Since you do not meet any of the statutory exceptions, we are not releasing the requested records.
Please note that the record consists of approximately 76 electronic criminal investigative files.
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