09-05-2025
18-year-old driver dead after single-car crash in Clifton
CLIFTON, Va. (DC News Now) — Police have identified a person who died after a car crashed into a tree in Clifton on Thursday afternoon.
The Fairfax County Police Department (FCPD) said that around 3:25 p.m., its officers responded to the 11000 block of Chapel Road for the crash.
A 2005 Toyota Highlander had left the road and hit a tree.
The driver, 18-year-old Alexander Aiden Richmond of Clifton, died there.
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FCPD said that detectives do not believe that alcohol was a factor in the crash. It is still investigating whether or not speed contributed.
Anyone with any information is asked to call 703-280-0543.
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