May 1960
Events that took place in Fairfax County in May, 1960:
- May 8 – 29-year-old Dorothy E. Tates and her mother, 58-year-old Agnes M. Cole are fatally injured in a car crash on Route 29-211 near Centreville. Tates becomes the county's 14th traffic fatality the following day when she dies at Arlington Hospital. Cole suffers a broken leg, which causes blood clots that break free and travel to her heart and lungs and dies on June 6.[1][2][3]
- May 22 – 39-year-old Alexander Shepherd, Jr. becomes the county's 16th traffic fatality of the year when he loses control of the panel truck he is driving and is thrown from the vehicle, which then lands on top of him, on University Drive near Bucknell Elementary School in the Alexandria area of the county.[4][5]
- May 26 – Mount Vernon District Supervisor George C. Landrith announces his resignation from the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors, effective June 8.[6]
References
- ↑ "Woman Dies of Injuries from Crash." The Washington Post, Times Herald (1959-1973): 1. May 12 1960. ProQuest. Web. 11 Dec. 2017.
- ↑ "D. C. Woman Dies Of Crash Injuries" Evening Star, 11 May 1960, Night Final, p. 29. NewsBank. Accessed 11 Dec. 2017.
- ↑ "May 8 Crash Causes Death." The Washington Post, Times Herald (1959-1973): 1. Jun 07 1960. ProQuest. Web. 11 Dec. 2017.
- ↑ "Alexandria Man Killed in Fairfax." The Washington Post, Times Herald (1959-1973): 1. May 23 1960. ProQuest. Web. 11 Dec. 2017.
- ↑ "Fairfax Man Is Killed Under His Own Truck"Evening Star, 23 May 1960, Night Final, p. 21. NewsBank, . Accessed 11 Dec. 2017.
- ↑ "Landrith Quits Board In Fairfax Surprise"Evening Star, 27 May 1960, Night Final, p. 24. NewsBank. Accessed 11 Dec. 2017.
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