Springfield Man Charged in Fatal Crash

A Springfield man has been charged in which closed Route 1 for approximately four hours and killed 54 year-old Paul Krause of Fairfax Station.

According to Fairfax County police, Krause was driving his Ford Fusion in the northbound lane of Route 1 at approximately 5:20 p.m. when it was struck by a 1994 Honda traveling in the same direction. The collision sent Krause’s car into the southbound lane where it struck an oncoming Mercedes (pictured above).

Police say the driver of the Honda, 33 year-old Carlos Sanchez-Ramos of Springfield, was driving while intoxicated. Sanchez-Ramos had two passengers in the vehicle, a three year-old child and a 31 year-old male. After the crash Sanchez-Ramos fled on foot but was apprehended nearby. The three year-old did not sustain any injuries. The 31 year-old sustained minor injuries and was taken to a local hosital.

The occupants of the Mercedes were a 77 year-old man and a 73 year-old woman. They were taken by ground transport to INOVA Fairfax with non-life-threatening injuries.

Krause was taken by Medi-Vac to INOVA Fairfax where he was pronounced dead at 7:44 p.m.

Sanchez-Ramos, a resident of the 8000 block of Grandview Court in Springfield, is being charged was charged with aggravated involuntary manslaughter, driving while intoxicated, driving on an alcohol-related revoked license, child endangerment and two counts of felony hit and run.