89-Year-Old Oakton Man Dies In Electric Bicycle Crash In Fair Oaks

FAIR OAKS, VA — An 89-year-old Oakton man was killed when the electric bicycle he was operating struck a car midday on Thursday in the Fair Oaks area, according to Fairfax County Police.

Officers responded around 12:14 p.m., for the report of a person riding an electric bicycle colliding into a car at the intersection of West Ox Road and Tilton Valley Drive near Penderwood, according to reports.

Investigators determined that Richard Albrecht was turning left onto southbound Ox Road from westbound Tilton Valley Drive, when he struck a Kia Optima traveling southbound on West Ox Road in the right lane.

Albrecht was taken to a nearby hospital where he was pronounced dead, according to police. At this time, detectives do not believe speed or alcohol were factors in the crash.

Anyone with information about this incident is asked to call FCPD’s Crash Reconstruction Unit at 703-280-0543. Anonymous tips can also be submitted via Crime Solvers by phone at 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 a cash reward. Please leave contact information if you wish for a detective to follow up with you.