Area Residents Involved in Race, Chase, Crash: Police

FAIRFAX COUNTY, VA -- Police say that several area residents were involved in an early morning police chase and crash over the weekend.

The incident took place in the early hours Saturday just before 2 a.m. near Leesburg Pike and Bishopgate Way (see map below) in the Great Falls area, according to police.

An officer observed two vehicles racing and attempted to stop one vehicle, police said. The officer activated his emergency lights, but the driver of the vehicle allegedly failed to yield and accelerated away from the officer, according to police. A brief traffic pursuit followed. The pursuit ended when the suspect lost control of his vehicle, drove into a yard and struck a tree.

Police say the driver fled from the vehicle on foot.

Three other passengers attempted to flee on foot, police said, but two were apprehended.

Rebecca A. Shires, 23, of Springfield, and Aaron M. Chew, 23, of Burke, were transported to jail and charged with drunk in public.

The officer obtained two warrants for the driver, Corey A. Gonzalez, 25, of Springfield; he turned himself in the following day and was charged with reckless driving and driving on a revoked operator’s license, according to police.