Crime & Safety
Springfield Man Killed In Crash Was Driving Stolen Motorcycle: Police
A 22-year-old man who was driving a stolen motorcycle died in a crash Thursday afternoon in Fairfax Station, according to police.
FAIRFAX STATION, VA — A 22-year-old man who was driving a stolen motorcycle died in a crash Thursday afternoon in Fairfax Station, according to the Fairfax County Police Department.
At about 1:20 p.m. on Thursday, police officers responded to Henderson Road near Thistledown Trail for a single-vehicle crash involving a motorcycle.
Fairfax County police detectives determined that Merle Webster Beach Jr., 22, of Springfield was driving a stolen 2004 Suzuki motorcycle at a high rate of speed westbound on Henderson Road. Beach crested a small hill, lost control and was separated from the motorcycle, police said.
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Beach was taken to the hospital, where he was pronounced dead, according to police.
Anyone with information about the crash is asked to contact the FCPD crash reconstruction unit at 703-280-0543. Tips can also be submitted anonymously through Crime Solvers by phone at 1-866-411-TIPS (866-411-8477), and by web.
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