The Blotter

Published November 9, 2011 5:00am ET



Fairfax man killed in motorcycle crash A 32-year-old man was killed when his motorcycle collided with a car in Oakton. Fairfax County police on Wednesday identified the man as Darren Morrell, of Oakton. Police said the crash happened at about 2 p.m. Tuesday, when Morrell struck a 1995 Pontiac Grand Prix that exited a parking lot and turned in front of him near Chain Bridge Road and White Granite Drive. Morrell was thrown from his 2005 Honda CBR. He was taken to a hospital, where he was pronounced dead, police said. The Pontiac’s driver, an 85-year-old man, was not injured. Police said no charges have been filed, but the crash is still under investigation.

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