Fatal Motorcycle Crash Claims Life of Springfield Man, 26: Police

FAIRFAX COUNTY, VA -- A Springfield man has died after a motorcycle crash early Thursday off of Loisdale Road near Springfield Town Center shopping center, according to Fairfax County Police.

The rider, Usman Yusaf Mirza, 26, of Springfield, was pronounced dead at the scene, police said.

Fairfax County Police officers responded early Thursday around 2 a.m. to the area of the Franconia-Springfield Parkway northbound, prior to the Interstate 95 overpass. Detectives from the Crash Reconstruction Unit were called to the scene.

Mirza was riding a 2010 Suzuki motorcycle northbound on the Franconia-Springfield Parkway approaching the I-95 overpass when his motorcycle left the roadway to the right and struck a jersey wall, police said. The impact caused him to separate from the motorcycle and the motorcycle slid another 200 feet down the Parkway before coming to rest in the northbound travel lanes. Mirza was launched over the jersey wall and he fell approximately 25 feet before landing on the gravel surface behind a business in the 6700 block of Loisdale Road, police said.

There was no evidence of any other vehicle being involved, according to police. Speed does not appear to be a factor, police noted.

The Office of the Chief Medical Examiner will determine if alcohol was a factor and the official cause and manner of death.

Anyone with information about this incident is asked to contact Crime Solvers electronically by visiting www.fairfaxcrimesolvers.org or text-a-tip by texting “TIP187” plus your message to CRIMES(274637) or by calling 1-866-411-TIPS(8477), or call Fairfax County Police at 703-691-2131.

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Approximate location where Mirza was found early Thursday: