Death by Cop  2021-2025

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Name Not Disclosed

Gender : Male

Age :

Race : Unknown

Date : 04/27/2025

Location : Interstate 66 eastbound near Nutley Street

City : Fairfax

County : Fairfax

State : Virginia

Agency : Virginia State Police

Officer(s) :Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Vehicle

Event : Driver killed by police chase crash

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

At approximately 12:09 a.m. on April 27, 2025, a Virginia State Police trooper observed a motorcycle traveling over 100 mph on eastbound I-66 near Nutley Street in Fairfax County. The trooper initiated a traffic stop, but the motorcyclist drove away. Police escalated a chase to unknown speeds and stated that the trooper called off the chase “due to safety reasons,” not otherwise specified. Shortly thereafter, the fleeing motorcycle crashed into rear passenger side of an SUV, caught on fire which the trooper and then responding firefighters extinguished. The motorcyclist was pronounced dead at the crash site. The SUV driver sustained minor injuries and was transported to a local hospital. The incident remains under investigation.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://augustafreepress.com/news/fairfax-county-motorcycle-driver-dead-following-100-mph-police-pursuit-crash-and-fire/
https://wjla.com/news/local/motorcyclist-dies-high-speed-crash-i-66-eastbound-near-nutley-street-fairfax-county-100-mph-suv-virgina-state-police-vsp
https://patch.com/virginia/vienna/motorcyclist-killed-fiery-crash-fairfax-county-police
https://www.ffxnow.com/2025/04/28/motorcyclist-killed-in-fiery-crash-on-i-66-after-police-pursuit/