Maryland teen arrested after police pursuit on I66 in Fairfax County leaves trooper, 3 others injured
Apr 13, 2025
FAIRFAX COUNTY, Va. (DC News Now) -- Authorities arrested a Maryland teenager after they allegedly evaded police in Fairfax County, prompting a pursuit that left a trooper and three others injured Saturday, according to police.
Just before 9 p.m. on April 12, Virginia State Police said it was ca
lled about an occupied car sitting on the left shoulder of the Interstate 66 express lanes, at the 58-mile marker.
At the scene, troopers noticed the 17-year-old driver was "acting weirdly." They also spotted narcotics in the vehicle, according to VSP.
One of the troopers asked the teen to turn off the car multiple times. However, they allegedly refused, eventually driving away from the trooper.
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Troopers initiated a pursuit on I-66 and tried to stop the car in the express lanes, but both the teen driver and one of the police cruisers lost control in the median.
The teen was able to regain control of the car, while the trooper ended up in the westbound express lanes of the highway, hitting an uninvolved Honda CR-V, according to VSP.
The trooper, the driver of the Honda, a 4-year-old passenger, and another passenger sustained non-life-threatening injuries in the crash and were taken to a local hospital, VSP noted.
Another car on the highway was damaged after striking debris from the crash, but that driver was not injured.
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State police said the Honda driver, the trooper and the child were checked out at the hospital and released, while the other passenger was kept overnight in the hospital for observation.
After the crash, the teen suspect eventually exited west onto Route 50 and turned into a residential road, stopping at a dead end. They were taken to the hospital for evaluation and have since been taken into custody.
VSP said it will charge the Maryland teen, whose name has not been released, with eluding, driving without a license and reckless driving. Additional charges are also pending.
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