Crime & Safety
Capital Beltway Crash With Tractor-Trailer Kills 1 Driver
A driver died when his vehicle struck the back of a tractor-trailer having mechanical issues on the Capital Beltway.
ALEXANDRIA, VA — A crash into a tractor-trailer turned fatal early Tuesday on the Capital Beltway in the Alexandria area.
According to Virginia State Police, the two-vehicle crash happened around 12:30 a.m. Tuesday on I-495 near Exit 174, which is the Eisenhower Avenue connector exit.
At 12:30 a.m. Tuesday (Sept. 12, 2023), Virginia State Police responded to a two-vehicle crash in Fairfax County. Police say a tractor-trailer was having mechanical issues, which caused it to suddenly slow down on eastbound I-495. A 2003 Mercedes Benz heading east was not able to stop in time and truck the back of the tractor-trailer.
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The driver of the Mercedes, Martin Warner Jr., 51, of Alexandria, Va., was pronounced dead. He was not wearing a seat belt, according to police.
The tractor-trailer driver, a 36-year-old from Arlington, was taken to the hospital with serious injuries. He was wearing a seatbelt.
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State police continue to investigate the crash.
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