MAN DIES FOLLOWING SATURDAY CRASH IN MCLEAN

McLean Police District – A 65-year-old man died Sunday morning from injuries sustained in a crash that occurred at 11:37 p.m. Saturday evening in McLean. Andre Newman, of Fairfax, was the driver and sole occupant of a 2012 Nissan Sentra traveling east on Georgetown Pike. The driver of a 2019 Range Rover was attempting to turn left onto Langley Lane from westbound Georgetown Pike. The driver of the Range Rover turned in front of Newman resulting in a sideswipe crash. Newman’s vehicle then left the roadway and came to a stop in a ditch.

The driver of the Range Rover, along with three juvenile passengers, were not injured and remained at the scene. Mr. Newman was taken to the hospital with injuries considered life threatening. He remained in the hospital and succumbed to his injuries the next morning.

Preliminarily, detectives from our Crash Reconstruction Unit do not believe that speed and alcohol are factors in the crash. The investigation remains active, and details of the investigation will be presented to the Office of the Commonwealth’s Attorney for review.

Anyone with information about this crash is asked to contact our Crash Reconstruction Unit at 703-280-0543. Tips can also be submitted anonymously through Crime Solvers by phone – 1-866-411-TIPS (866-411-8477), by text – Type “FCCS” plus tip to 847411, and by web –Click HERE. Download our Mobile tip411 App “Fairfax Co Crime Solvers”. Anonymous tipsters are eligible for cash rewards of $100 to $1,000 dollars if their information leads to an arrest.

This is the 17th non-pedestrian related fatality in the County to date in 2021.

Year to date in 2020, there were 10 non-pedestrian related fatalities.

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