More than 1.5 million homes and businesses across Maryland and Virginia lost power Friday night as one of the most powerful and punishing storms in months swept across the Washington region. Two fatalities were reported in the Springfield area of Fairfax County, Virginia. A falling tree struck a car, killing the male driver, said Officer Don Gotthardt, a Fairfax County police spokesman. The Associated Press, citing county police spokeswoman Mary Ann Jennings, reported that a 90-year-old woman, who was sleeping, was killed after a tree fell on her house. In addition, a park police officer was injured by a falling tree and an 18-year-old man was struck by a power line, according to the Associated Press.
