Teen Charged In Fatal Crash On Old Dominion Drive In Arlington: Police

ARLINGTON, VA — A teenager was killed in a crash at the intersection of Old Dominion Drive and Williamsburg Blvd. in Arlington early Friday morning when an SUV ran into his car, according to the Arlington County Police Department.

The driver of the SUV, another teenage male, was charged with DUI/involuntary manslaughter after the fatal vehicle crash in the Rock Spring neighborhood. He remains held in a juvenile detention facility, police said.

Police were dispatched to the intersection around 12:30 a.m. Friday for a report of a two-vehicle crash. When they arrived, first responders found the SUV, which was unoccupied, on fire. The fire was quickly extinguished by the Arlington County Fire Department.

The driver of the other vehicle, a sedan, was found unresponsive inside his car vehicle and was pronounced dead on the scene, police said.

The teen who was killed in the crash was trying to make a U-turn on Old Dominion Drive “when he was struck at a high rate of speed by the SUV,” police said. The SUV driver was taken into custody at the scene.

“Alcohol is believed to be a factor in the crash,” police said.

ARLnow reported Friday that the intersection was closed for nearly five hours after the crash, so police could conduct an investigation. Along with the one fatality, several people were injured in the crash, according to the ARLnow report.

Arlington County Police said they are withholding the name of the teen who died in the crash in accordance with Virginia law, which limits law enforcement agencies from directly or indirectly identifying juvenile victims who die as a result of a crime.

Anyone with information that may help with the police investigation into the crash is asked to contact Detective S. Whalin at swhalin@arlingtonva.us, or 703-228-4159. Information may also be reported anonymously to Arlington County Crime Solvers at 1-866-411-TIPS.