Fatal Motorcycle Crash in Lorton

West Springfield Police District – A 46-year-old man died in a single-motorcycle crash yesterday afternoon. 

At 4:54 p.m., officers responded to the crash near the intersection of Hooes Road and Crosspointe Glen Way in Lorton. The driver, Samuel Gensel, of Springfield was driving a 2001 Harley Davidson north on Hooes Road. Detectives from our Crash Reconstruction Unit preliminarily determined Gensel was unable to negotiate the curve, went off the roadway, struck a driveway and was separated from the motorcycle. He was taken to a nearby hospital where he was pronounced deceased. Detectives continue to investigate to determine whether speed and alcohol were factors in the crash. 

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), and by web – Click HERE. Download the ‘P3 Tips’ App “Fairfax Co Crime Solvers”. Anonymous tipsters are eligible for cash rewards of $100 to $1,000 dollars. Please leave contact information if you wish for a detective to follow up with you.     

This is the 6 non-pedestrian-related fatal crash in the County to date in 2023. Year to date, in 2022 there were 3 non-pedestrian-related fatal crashes.    

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