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Strasburg Mayor Orndorff seriously injured in RTV crash during Mayfest Friday night

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Mayor Orndorff was injured in an accident in which his recreational terrain vehicle struck the Strasburg Community Library Friday evening. He was airlifted to Hairfax Inova Hospital with serious injuries.

STRASBURG – Strasburg Police and the Virginia State Police are investigating a Friday night traffic crash involving Strasburg Mayor Rich Orndorff, Jr. that occurred the town’s annual Mayfest event.

According to police news releases, Orndorff was flown by helicopter to INOVA Fairfax hospital for serious, but non-life-threatening injuries. A Saturday media release from Strasburg Police Chief Wayne Sager said that Orndorff was involved in a crash at 10:46 p.m. Friday.

Virginia State Police spokesman Sgt. Brent Coffey wrote in an email that “a recreational terrain vehicle (RTV) struck the Strasburg Community Library” at 10:46 p.m. Friday and that “the vehicle’s adult, male occupant was flown to INOVA Fairfax hospital with serious injuries but non-life-threatening injuries.”

Sager stated that the state police are investigating the incident and declined to answer any questions related to the Friday night incident.

Angie Orndorff, the mayor’s wife, and executive director of the Chamber of Commerce, which sponsors the Mayfest event, did not respond it inquiries about her husband’s status on Sunday.
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