Crime & Safety

Driver Dead After Car Hits Tree at Braddock and Burke Station Roads

He died after arriving at the hospital.

A 53-year-old Great Falls man died after his vehicle struck a tree just outside the Fairfax City limits last night.

Tam-Anh Chu lost control of his 1996 Toyota sedan on Braddock Road near Burke Station Road and struck a tree at 11 p.m. Tuesday, according to Fairfax County Police. 

Rescue personnel rushed him to a local hospital, but he died a short time after his arrival. 

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Police don't believe speed and alcohol played a part in the crash.

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