Crime & Safety
Lorton Crash Claims Life of Manassas Woman
The crash is still under investigation, police said.
A car crash Wednesday evening on a slick roadway in Lorton claimed the life of a Manassas woman.
Fairfax County Police say 57-year-old Sharon Parrish was traveling northbound on Ox Road and was attempting to turn left on to Henderson Road when her 2000 BMW was struck by a 2000 Chevrolet traveling southbound.
Parrish, of 7998 Blooms Road, was declared dead at the scene. The 27-year-old male who was driving the Chevrolet was treated for minor injuries. The accident occurred just after 9 p.m.
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Police say that the accident is still under investigation, and that speed may have played a role, not alcohol.
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