Body Confirmed To Be Man Who Went Missing After Crash: Police

GAINESVILLE, VA — A college student from Gainesville reported missing after a weekend crash in the Tysons area was found dead not far from the crash scene. The discovery follows search for missing 19-year-old Kyle Coleman by Fairfax and Prince William County Police.

Before Coleman was reported missing, Fairfax County Police responded to a crash at Galleria Drive and Tysons Boulevard around 11:16 p.m. Friday, June 6 after receiving a 911 activation call from an iPhone. Police found an unoccupied 2019 blue Toyota Yaris in the tree line near the road. A crash investigation determined that the vehicle heading west on Galleria Drive left the roadway onto the grass and struck a tree. Witnesses told police a person fled from the vehicle and may have left in another vehicle. Police searched the area but did not find anyone involved in the crash or signs of foul play.

Prince William County Police received a missing person report for Coleman on Saturday, June 7. According to the report, the 19-year-old from Gainesville had been last seen around 12:15 a.m. on Saturday, June 7, after his car crashed in Tysons. His car was found unoccupied. After police received a video showing Coleman before the crash, the case was upgraded to critically endangered missing.

After Fairfax County Police received a missing person bulletin on Monday, detectives linked Coleman's disappearance to the June 6 crash in Tysons. Detectives started following leads but did not find any results on Monday.

On Tuesday, Fairfax County Police expanded the effort in the area, including search and rescue in nearby retention ponds and water features. Police said a dive team found a body in retention bond surrounded by brush near Westpark and Galleria Drives in Tysons Tuesday afternoon. Police confirmed the body was identified as Coleman.

Based on surveillance footage of Coleman leaving the crash scene, detectives believe no one else was involved in the crash.

A prayer service amid Coleman's disappearance was held Tuesday night at Battlefield High School, where Coleman graduated from. NBC Washington reported Coleman was a Morehouse College student and served as president of the Prince William County chapter of Jack and Jill of America, which focuses on supporting African American mothers and children.

Coleman's parents believe he was with friends in Tysons on Friday, June 6, and didn't arrive home, according to NBC Washington. Tracking of his car led the parents to a towing yard, where they learned his car had crashed near Galleria Drive at about 11:20 p.m. that night.

Coleman's phone was still in the car.

Fairfax County Police asked anyone with information to contact its Criminal Investigation Division at 703-256-8035.

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