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Car crash sends 11 children to hospital

Wednesday, May. 4 by Laura Peters | 45 comments | Email this story

Eleven children were sent to the hospital after a 43-year-old Ashburn woman was involved in a
car crash at a traffic signal May 3.

According to the Loudoun County Sheriff’s Office, Joyce Dick told deputies she was driving a
2004 Ford passenger van, with 18 children inside, when a 2005 Acura RSX, driven by Stephen
Y. Kim, a 24-year-old of Clifton, cut in front of Dick. Kim then began to slow down on Loudoun
County Parkway approaching the intersection at Waxpool Road just after 5 p.m. The van,
driven by Dick, then rear-ended Kim’s Acura.

Eleven of the 18 children in the car were taken to Inova Loudoun Hospital’s emergency
department for minor injuries. According to Loudoun County Sheriff’s spokesman Kraig Troxell,
the children are aged between 7 and 12 years old. Out of the children who were treated in the
hospital, according to Troxell, most were between 11 and 12 years old and one was 7 years old.

According to Tony Raker, Director of Public Relations for Inova Health System, said that the
children were not actually admitted into the hospital, but they did receive out patient care in the
emergency department of the hospital.

According to Troxell, the Sheriff’s Office is looking into how many seats were in the van
compared to how many children were in the van.

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Mon, May 09 at 03:10 PM by Kerry: Leesburg man will serve eight years for
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the time. I was a nervouse wreck and scared. For my unborn baby and for the sentence in malicious wounding case
lives I could have taken and the lives I did at least change becouse they were
impacted by being ain a car accident that I caused by passing out. I was told it
was becouse I was in back, not becouse I passed out. Go figure!
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Mon, May 09 at 01:33 PM by bizzy:
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@Kerry: I’ll make the same request to you that I made to “Support for Joyce”
and “Momx3.” What state law is it that imposes automatic liability on the rear-
ending party? 46.2-816? I don’t read that statute that way. Is it another
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Mon, May 09 at 01:08 PM by Kerry:

ok, all I have to say is thank god no kids where seriously hurt. and thank god Like Us
they built that over pass in and attempt to make traffic better becouse every1 on Facebook
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thinks they are a great a driver and that everyone else is not. Thats why my
 husband says that I’m not allowed to teach my kids to drive..lol…thats a joke
btw. Anyway, about 10 years ago I caused a crash right there at waxpool by
passing out behind the wheel. And thank god I didn’t hurt anyone else. But
becouse I was in back, it is state law that I was charged. I was pregnat at the Subscribe
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were people around who can to help me and jumped into my car to stop it. So
before blame is passed and pointed to, usally facts should be verified. And in
sitiuations like this, the newspaper usally doesn’t give out all the facts. In mine
they said I was on drugs possibly high but neglegted to mention I was pregnat.
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@Momx3: I’ll ask you the same question I asked “Support for Joyce” to which
he/she hasn’t responded. You both indicate there’s a law that automatically
places blame on the rear-ending party. Can you cite a statute or case in support
of this “law?” Can anybody?

Mon, May 09 at 07:27 AM by Just the facts:

The Loudoun Times-Mirror

Doing a quick check into THE system, I was able to find Kim has had numerous
traffic violations, where he was at fault. is an interactive, digital replica
of the printed newspaper.
Mon, May 09 at 03:55 AM by Leej: Open the e-edition now.

View our other print publications available online.

way too funny the two year olds are out in great form. the real funny story I
am watching our tax dollars being wasted. How many county supervisors and
police do we need to watch a small police of waxpool being re paved. all this
woke me up and it is all entertaining and to see our county vehicles drive thru
the neighborhood with flashing lights and all that is happening is re paving a
nothing road in the middle of the night. way too funny how our taxpayer dollars
are being wasted. You don’t have this many people watching in DC New York
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Sat, May 07 at 09:42 AM by LCRez:

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from Sterling, I was cut off numerous times, witnessed numerous peeople not Bridal Future Health
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rockets” were zipping aroung,too. Typical day in the place of all time idiocy!

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Fri, May 06 at 07:12 PM by Brianna Tigey:

Coming Coming Coming
Soon Soon Soon
This information is completely incorrect I was there at the crash, and Joyce was
NOT convicted of reckless it’s going to court. But good job on getting false facts!

Fri, May 06 at 06:40 PM by luv2mbt:

I find it hilarious that folks are angered by “ridiculous comments” and the
suchlike. “How dare the LT allow such rudeness on this website”, they blather.

Lighten up folks, the whole concept of internet commentary is ridiculous to

begin with.

Fri, May 06 at 04:00 PM by Momx3:

I agree with Fight for what’s right. There is no time to stop if someone wants to
cut you off and then comes to a dead stop. That law needs to be changed to
more accurately reflect who is at fault. And, to Support for Joyce, 100% agree -
very tired of the deranged comments on this website. Is there a moderator who
 can address this? The comments aren’t funny or appropriate, and they don’t add
anything but an appearance of a higher than average incidence of psychosis in
our county.

Fri, May 06 at 12:41 PM by Box for fun:

A similar incident happened to me. A guy in a sports car cut me off on Loudoun
Parkway, got in front and then came to a complete stop, luckily I was able to
break. I then got out of the car and suggested for him to meet over at the side, he
drove off like the coward he was. I got his license #, now just waiting for the
right time to accidentally run into him….without my car… Oh, I can’t wait….

Fri, May 06 at 09:00 AM by Tim:

fight for what’s right - Yes you’re right. kids are usually the BEST sources for
reciting factual information. I wonder why all of the reports start with,
“According to the Loudoun County Sheriff’s Office…” and not “According to the
Acura driver…”

You’re a genius.

Bottom line - JOYCE DICK WAS CHARGED WITH RECKLESS DRIVING

WITH A VAN FULL OF CHILDREN.

Fri, May 06 at 08:22 AM by bizzy:

Hey “Support for Joyce” - care to cite a statute or case in support of your first
sentence?

Fri, May 06 at 06:20 AM by leej:

Will the real leej please stand up! My daddy is a railroad greaser and my mother
is a pig farmer. Boo hoo hoo!

Thu, May 05 at 08:44 PM by Support for Joyce:

The van driver was charged because it is a Virginia state law that the person who
rear-ended the other person is at fault, no matter what. This does not mean that
Joyce is going to get a punishment. I happen to also be very close to Fitwize and
know very well that Joyce would not, nor would want to do anything to harm the
kids. I have personally heard Joyce’s story, as well as the kids, and they have all
said that Stephen Kim, the Acura driver, slammed on his brakes, leaving Joyce
with no time to avoid a collision.
To respond to the accusations that the after care at Fitwize is “unsafe” in relation
to their van, I have been in the van, and I know that there are seat belts and the
inside of the van happens to be very safe. Fitwize’s sole mission is to provide
enjoyable after care for children, while getting them active. And, FYI, they don’t
just do after care: there are Summer camps, actual gym membership, birthday
parties, etc.

One final note: The inappropriate comments are in no way acceptable on a

serious article like this. Please take them to another site so that people can
actually discuss this article, rather than cloud the comment feed with trivial,
unrelated things.

Thanks.

Thu, May 05 at 04:55 PM by Leej:

HEY I AM SERIOUS! I have copyrighted the letters L-E-E-J and also own the
rights to all anonymous internet posts, so you had better be careful. I know a guy
who is a lawyer and we will sue everyone for all the money in the world times
infinity plus one!

WATCH IT YOU GUYS!!!!

Thu, May 05 at 04:06 PM by Sue G:

18 plus a driver in the van. Wasn’t aware that there is a passenger van that
 would hold 19 people. Were the kids wearing seatbelts?

Thu, May 05 at 03:12 PM by Concerned:

According to Troxell, the Sheriff’s Office is looking into how many seats were in
the van compared to how many children were in the van.

Yes I have heard that this place ... has to many kids in a van ... and the parents
pay a fortune for after care.

Thu, May 05 at 02:46 PM by Ostrich Farmer:

Okay, Okay OKAY—we get it: you think the word “dick” is funny. Nice to see a
five-year-old reads the paper these days.

Thu, May 05 at 12:56 PM by Leej:

I am not kidding I am going to sue everybody for everything because I am really

mad and my family are lawyers and my friend is on the Planning Commission so
everybody can just prepared to be sued. I am also submitting my plans for
intersections to the county and will require them to name the intersections after
all of my favorite Battlestar Gallactica characters to get back at you guys.
Lawsuits are about to rain down on you!!!

Thu, May 05 at 12:34 PM by havemercy:

Sounds like an investigation is required. If I am correct Loudoun County school

buses requires a chauffeur or a CDL license which do requires on the road
training. I had a hard time trusting the day care my son was in. They had a flat
tire, none could change a tire, had to call their main headquarters ( in New York
) to send a tow truck to repair the tire. Kids sat on a small bus for three hours
before it was fixed. That road was 7 east. They could and should had sent
another bus that was sitting in the parking lot to get the kids. I pulled him that
day and demanded a refund. Do not and I do mean do not think that day care
providers are doing every thing they are suppose to do. They are your kids, not
theirs.

Thu, May 05 at 12:08 PM by Jtime:

I know that Kim cut off Dick, but Dick should’ve seperated herself to a SAFE
following distance once Kim was in front of her. If she was at a safe following
distance she could’ve stopped in time. We learned this in Drivers Ed. Thank god
all the kids are ok!

Thu, May 05 at 10:30 AM by LvL:

i would have thought for sure “dick” was running an illegal day care…i see it all
the time in sterling at McDonalds…one mini van one old lady driving and a 20
something passenger…they get out and have 5 babies and 6 toddlers on a road
trip to the local fast food joint….no strollers no car seats no nothing…pay the
price for good day care or suffer the consequences..this is in no reference to the
above business that “dick” is working for…..

Wed, May 04 at 09:41 PM by Go F off:

The ones bickering on here are the same type who involve themselves in road
rage. It is an inferior person who is dead set on controlling someone else. When
they do not gain control, an argument begins. It is obvious that you lonely
people feel that your “last” word will prove your point. There is no difference in
what you are doing here than what these two drivers where probably doing.
They young kid was trying to get around the van and she did not want the kid to
pass her. The kid did and brake checked her. She is at fault. Road rage? Yes!
But without a witness, the only person here going to get fined is the lady.
Everyone wants to play “cop” or authoritative on the road. You all are the same
time to purposely drive slow so you can force the other driver to get PO’d. Get a
life. No one cares about you or your fake BS about being related to the law. You
are no better than the bum off 14th street, just a typical Loudoun county loser.
Wed, May 04 at 08:00 PM by moretocome:

Defend if you may, The van driver was charged. A very stupid person indeed.
This person needs to be charged with road rage and child engagement eighteen
times removed! Next time let the idiot go, if there is one.

Wed, May 04 at 07:42 PM by Fight for whats right:

You all should know the truth and what their source is. I happen to know the
truth about what actually happened because i know the business and my child
was in the van and explained what had happened and every kid agreed on what
actually happened. so the Acura was speeding and came close to side swiping
the van, Dick leaned on the horn, which supposedly made Kim mad and though
he was going to teach her a lesson and pulled in front of her and went to the up
coming light which was green and while the light was still green did a dead stop
so close in front of the van that there was no way possible she could have
stopped in time and rear ended Kim. so its not her fault, technically but the
reason that didn’t show up in the report is because overall her word against his
and they would see no legal reason why she would be right since she was telling
the truth. honestly i know her and she loves the kids to pieces and would never
do anything to danger the kids and half of the kids were taken to the hospital for
no other than bruises. and the other kids weren’t hurt almost at all and the
others ended up fine. as for the comments about the she said he cut in front of
her stuff the information in this article came from gee i wonder who…. why
would she write into this article the police cant say anything really neither can
many other people the only person who could of informed the Loudoun times is
guess who the BIASED party Kim. so about the credibility of the after care, they
are a great after care and they are honestly the best after care my kids have ever
been to. they actually help my kids with home work, and they actually bother to
say hello to the kids and ask them how they’re doing today and actually take
care of the kids there. My kids have tried it all, they especially hated the karate
places that put the kids in a room with s movie and then just go talk with each
other in another room,at Fitwize they get involved with the kids and are nice and
take them out to local parks and to gymnastics places and takes them on field
trips every Friday to awesome places like mini golf the movies the moon bounce
place and to the indoor pool. and if they’re saying that this is not taking care of
the kids then they don’t know what they are talking about! all it takes is one
persons lack of driving and/or being mature to give a biased what happened to
ruin a business, and ruin the nice peoples life! ridiculous people,congratulations
somebody career just got ruined because someone cant grow up and tell the
truth and deal with the punishment really. why do people do this stuff!

absolutely ridiculous!

Wed, May 04 at 06:10 PM by come now:

Okay folks….really….you’ve never had one of these nutcases cut in front of you
when there wasn’t enough room because they didn’t want to get in line behind
you? I have seen this multiple times and have seen the rear-end accidents it
causes. Hard to say what really happened here, but to say the accident was
inexcusable is a bit much. Remember when all the rental cars used to have
plates that would start with a “Z” and tourists were getting robbed by folks who
did exactly the same thing (cut in front of them and then slam on their brakes to
cause an accident)? That’s why rental cars no longer have a distinctive lisence
plates. I do, however, wonder if all the kids were in a seat—-seems like a pretty
large number of kids to be driving around.

Wed, May 04 at 03:58 PM by Julius Pepper Me with Flowers:

The o-rental drivers are crazy man!

Wed, May 04 at 03:58 PM by Leej:

and truth what leej are you talking about

There seems to be many leej’s out there all of a sudden ha ha ha and truth
like others it is amazing how judgmental you are all about a traffic situation that
you did not see or were involved in. The police will come to the right conclusion.

and truth it is really puzzling why you even care who i am, believe me some that
 post here know me and where i live not a big secret. what is interesting how
people make judgement’s about situations they were not involved in and about
people they do not know. and I called laura peters who wrote this article and
informed her of my concerns of people posing as fakes here and spreading
outright lies. I also said my replying to the fakes is most likely inflaming them
and I should of known better then to fan their egos. So we will see how the nut
cases here react to my post here. Should be very entertaining in the lies they will
come up with to get their jollies.

Wed, May 04 at 03:15 PM by Truth:

My concern is this. Why was she driving like that. She should of backed off
right when he cut her off. She had children with her. As a parent I worry about
safety. For one, don’t these drivers go through Smith Drivers Training? She
should always have an out. Stay clear of all vehicles… There is no excuse for an
accident…

Wed, May 04 at 03:09 PM by truth:

you better be glad I don’t really know you LeeJ. Who are you anyway? Tell us, I
am sure there is a ton of people on here that would love to meet you in person.
Come’ on tell us!!!

Wed, May 04 at 03:03 PM by Enough said:

Again those threats are empty and should not be allowed. Moderator, please
remove his empty threats and block him from being able to post.
If he was really from a family of lawyers, he should know what he is saying is
illegal.

Wed, May 04 at 02:23 PM by Leej:

Earl T Justice we already know you have been using leej and other aliases such
as the one you are using now among others including mine just to to cause
trouble. now should we post your real name connected to all your aliases and
address and phone number. I am not joking and I do come from a family of
lawyers and law enforcement and that is not a joke. you are playing with fire. i
will protect my reputation from imposter’s. you posting under so many aliases
are breaking the rules on the time mirror web site.

Wed, May 04 at 01:37 PM by Safety Standards:

I know that many licensed daycares have vans that are more like school buses,
with seat belts, etc. My children have been in the Douglass Community Center
Summer Trip Camp program for several years and they are licensed and actually
use school buses, which are stronger and now have seat belts in all of them.
These karate places and dance studios and other camps that run around in
fancy limos, and regular passenger vans are putting our kids at risk. If they
would spend some of the money they spend for vehicle graphics to show off how
“cool” they are and use it on seat belts and safety seats, then our children would
be a lot safer.

Wed, May 04 at 01:34 PM by bizzy:

She said the Acura “cut in front of” her, as if trying to deflect blame. I don’t buy
it. I’ll bet she was driving like a Dick.

Wed, May 04 at 01:12 PM by Concerned Parent Too:

Concerned Parent….what does a licensed daycare have to do with an accident?

I’ve used several daycare options and none of their vans/buses/limos have
seatbelts or require them. Why pick on this place?

Wed, May 04 at 01:11 PM by Leej:

and skang i miss read your comment and I apologize but the false leej needs to
worry that he can be outed out for identity stealing.
Wed, May 04 at 01:09 PM by The Real Leej:

Leej..you can be whoever you want to be on the Internet…I don’t believe you
have an exclusive on the name Leej…and besides who would want to be you
anyway?

Wed, May 04 at 01:07 PM by Leej:

skang and the false leej if you keep this up I will post your real names and
address and phone numbers and email address you both are not as anonymous
as you think.

Wed, May 04 at 12:45 PM by skang:

Why would you assume that anyone involved in this accident is an illegal
immigrant or Mexican? It’s funny that you can’t even own your own ignorant
comment.

Wed, May 04 at 12:26 PM by Concerned Parent:

Again are we ignoring the fact that these “fitness centers” for kids are being used
as child care centers but NOT being licensed throught the county or the STATE
and they are driving your children around!! Second accident involving one of
these non-daycare vans in the past few months!! Come on parents….be aware!

Wed, May 04 at 12:03 PM by Leej:

That comment by Leej Wed, May 04 at 11:32 AM by Leej was not mine and I
want it removed. Sad there are serious sickos out there that that can not post
with there real names. And I am surprised that this paper would allow another
to use my posting name.

Wed, May 04 at 11:43 AM by ?:

So Dick rear ended Kim is that what you are saying?

Wed, May 04 at 11:20 AM by Pete:

The lawyers aren’t far behind.

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