Crime & Safety
Prince William County Officer Dies in Line of Duty
The officer died in a crash on Nokesville Road, near the Super Target.
A young Prince William County Police officer died Monday in a crash on Nokesville Road.
Chris Yung, 35, a seven-year employee of the department, was assigned to the traffic division and was traveling on his motorcycle to another incident just after 2 p.m. when the crash happened.
The driver of a mini-van was traveling north on Nokesville Road and made a left hand turn into the Super Target shopping center into the officer's path, who was traveling south on the roadway.
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Yung was transported to a local hospital, where he later died, Prince William County Police spokesman Jonathan Perok said.
No one else was injured in the crash.
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Acting Prince William County Police Chief Lt. Col. Barry Barnard asks for the public's thoughts and prayers as the department copes with the loss of a colleague and friend.
It is not immediately clear if the driver of the minivan will be charged in the crash.
The incident remains under investigation.
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