Crime & Safety
Herndon Man Killed in Rear-End Collision: Police
Leesburg police are still investigating the Friday crash. The other driver is in stable condition at Reston Hospital Center.
A Herndon man has died after he was violently rear-ended on Route 7 near Leesburg on Friday.
Leesburg police were dispatched to the eastbound lanes of Harry Byrd Highway just past Children's Center Road at around 12:30 p.m. on April 7 to a report of a crash, according to a police statement.
Police determined that a red BMW had rear-ended a white Ford Focus in the eastbound lanes, causing the Ford Focus to leave the roadway and overturn, the statement reads.
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"Both drivers were transported to Reston Hospital Center," the statement adds. "The driver of the Ford Focus was identified as Rush Hone Elmore, 69, of Herndon Virginia, who sustained life-threatening injuries and later died at the hospital. The driver of the BMW is currently in stable condition."
Police are still investigating the cause of the crash.
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