Man Dies Following Collision Between Tow Truck, Car: Police (VA)

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Fairfax County Police are investigating a fatal crash that occurred Wednesday night near the McLearen Square Shopping Center.

 

HERNDON, VA — A driver died at the hospital following a collision that occurred late Wednesday night in the Herndon area of the county, according to a post on the Fairfax County Police Department's Twitter account.

 

Detectives from FCPD's Crash Reconstruction Unit were on the scene in the 3500 block of McLearen Road, around 11:18 p.m., investigating the crash, which involved a car and a tow truck.

 

McLearen Road between the McLearen Square Shopping Center and Centreville Road was closed temporarily to allow police to investigate the scene. The road was reopened around 4:24 a.m.

 

News Reported "This is a developing story and will be updated once more information becomes available."

 

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Fairfax police investigating fatal crash in Herndon involving tow truck

 

A 30-year-old Herndon man was killed in a crash involving a tow truck on Wednesday night.

 

Police were called to the Centreville and McLearen roads around 9 p.m. for a crash involving a 2007 Jeep Grand Cherokee and a 2015 Ford Super Duty tow truck.

 

A preliminary investigation determined the Jeep was traveling northbound on Centreville Road when the driver turned onto eastbound McLearen Road, crossed the center median and crashed into a tow truck traveling in the westbound lanes, Fairfax County police said.

 

The driver, Jonathan Szott, 30, of Herndon, was taken to a hospital where he was pronounced deceased. Detectives are working to determine if speed or alcohol were factors in the crash.

 

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