I-95 Express Lanes Crash Kills Reston Woman: Police

SPRINGFIELD, VA — A head-on crash in the Interstate 95 Express Lanes Saturday resulted in one death, according to Virginia State Police.

The crash happened around 6:59 a.m. on Saturday, Aug. 7 in the I-95 Express Lanes at the 196 mile marker, around the Route 644 (Keene Mill Road) exit in Springfield. Police say a 2016 BMW 228i heading south in the I-95 Express Lanes ran off the left side of the interstate and made an illegal U-turn in the shoulder. Witnesses told police the BMW stopped on the southbound shoulder facing north and pulled into the southbound Express Lanes.

The vehicle then struck a southbound 2020 BMW 540i head-on. The impact of the crash caused the 2016 BMW to spin around and strike the Jersey wall. The 2020 BMW overturned and stopped on the right shoulder.

The 2016 BMW driver, Stephanie D. Garcia, 29, of Reston, was not wearing a seatbelt and was thrown from the car. She was taken to Fairfax Inova Hospital, where she died of her injuries on Sunday, Aug. 8.

The driver of the 2020 BMW, Adrian K. Lund, 72, of McLean, was taken to the hospital for serious injuries. Lund was wearing a seatbelt.

Police continue to investigate the crash.