Man Mysteriously Dies in Herndon, Police Investigating

HERNDON, VA — A man was found dead behind the wheel of a car that rolled into a ditch in Herndon this week, and police are trying to figure out what happened.

Someone called police at around 9 p.m. Wednesday night to report that a 1993 Mazda 626 was found down an embankment along the eastbound lanes of Hiddenbrook Drive near Dranesville Road, according to a report from the Fairfax County Police Department.

Emergency responders found 30-year-old Cory Lee Boback of Sterling "unconscious and unresponsive behind the wheel," and he was taken to Reston Hospital, where he was pronounced dead, the report states.

"The preliminary investigation suggests that the Mazda was stopped at the light on Hiddenbrook Drive and Dranesville Road," the report continues. "For reasons yet to be determined, Boback may have passed out and the car rolled backwards, down the embankment, then off the road. Without striking anything. Speed is not a factor."

The Office of the Chief Medical Examiner will conduct an autopsy to determine how he died.

The report adds: "Anyone with information about this incident is asked to contact Crime Solvers electronically by visiting www.fairfaxcrimesolvers.org or text-a-tip by texting “TIP187” plus your message to CRIMES(274637)** or by calling 1-866-411-TIPS(8477), or call Fairfax County Police at 703-691-2131."

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