Crime & Safety
Update: No Charges Filed After Car Crashed Into Vienna Church
The driver of a Toyota Camry was hospitalized after crashing her car into the side of Our Lady of Good Counsel Catholic Church.
More details have been released regarding a car that crashed into the side of Our Lady of Good Counsel Catholic Church early Sunday afternoon.
A silver 2000 Toyota Camry smashed into the side of the building at the close of the 11:15 a.m. Sunday Mass. The driver, a 66-year-old woman, was taken to Inova Fairfax Hospital with non-life threatening injuries, according to Don Gotthardt with the Fairfax County Police Department.
The accident occurred near the back end of the building, far away from the main sanctuary and closer to the administration offices and rectory; members of the congregation taking part in the late-morning service did not discover the accident had occurred until the conclusion of the service.
The Catholic school associated with the church -- located in a separate building on the same campus -- was unaffected by the accident, as was parking for both the church and the school.
Gotthardt said that no charges have been filed with the police in response to the accident, and it has not yet been determined if the crash was due to a driver error or defective equipment.
Patch will update this story as more information becomes available.
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