Crime & Safety

Garbage Truck Driver Charged in Miller Heights Crash

Man charged with driving a vehicle not under control

Police have charged the garbage truck driver in the with driving a vehicle not under control. 

Collins Boateng, 43, was driving an American Disposal Services garbage truck when he hit a white Lincoln Navigator as he made a left turn from Miller Heights Road onto Blue Roan Road, Fairfax County Police said. 

The incident was called into police around 2:45 p.m. Wednesday. Because fuel spilled, the vehicles blocked a portion of the intersection while crews secured the area before moving the vehicles.

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No injuries were reported.

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