Virginia State Police have released more details on Monday morning’s (Sept. 28) fatal crash that killed three teenagers and injured a fourth in a stolen vehicle.
According to state police, the vehicle was stolen two days before (Sept. 26) in Prince George’s County, Md. The stolen vehicle was spotted in the area of Stevenson Avenue and S. Walker Street in Alexandria’s West End around 12:45 a.m. Monday, and the driver sped onto northbound Interstate 395 when a state trooper tried to make a traffic stop. The driver lost control at the exit ramp for the Shirlington Road exit, causing the vehicle to strike a jersey wall.
“The pursuit lasted approximately two minutes and travelled a distance of approximately five miles,” VSP said in a release.
A 16-year-old female passenger from Alexandria was hospitalized with life-threatening injuries and is now in serious but stable condition. The driver, a 16-year-old male from Silver Spring, Md., without a driver’s license, later died at a local hospital. A 17-year-old passenger from an unknown hometown died at the scene, and another passenger, a 16-year-old male from Silver Spring, died at the hospital.
The identities of the juveniles have not been released.
The Alexandria Police Department, Alexandria Fire Department, the Arlington County Police and Arlington County Fire Department responded to the crash.
