Police Identify Driver In Fatal Single-Vehicle Crash In Ballston

ARLINGTON, VA — On Thursday, Arlington County police identified the driver involved in a fatal, single-vehicle crash that occurred Tuesday afternoon in Ballston, according to authorities.

Investigators believe that 72-year-old Hillen Grason Sr. of Windsor, Pennsylvania suffered an apparent medical emergency while driving his vehicle southbound on North Taylor Street in Ballston.

Officers were dispatched shortly before 2 p.m. to the 900 block of North Taylor Street in response to the report of a crash with injuries.

Investigators determined that the vehicle Grason was driving left the road, smashed into several parked vehicles and slammed into a pole, according to the incident report.

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Grason was taken to the hospital with serious injuries and was later pronounced deceased. The sole passenger in the vehicle was uninjured.

Anyone with information about this incident is asked to contact Detective D. Galiatsos at dgaliatsos@arlingtonva.us or 703-228-4163. Information may also be reported anonymously through the Arlington County Crime Solvers hotline at 1-866-411-TIPS (8477).