Crime & Safety

Victim In Deadly Leesburg E-Bike Crash Identified

Police are seeking additional witnesses to Tuesday's fatal crash involving an e-bike and a pickup truck.

Police are seeking additional witnesses to Tuesday's fatal crash involving an e-bike and a pickup truck.
Police are seeking additional witnesses to Tuesday's fatal crash involving an e-bike and a pickup truck. (Google Maps)

LEESBURG, VA — Leesburg police have identified the man killed in a crash involving an electric bicycle and a pickup truck shortly after midnight Tuesday.

The victim was Orlando Castaneda Henriquez, 38, of Leesburg. Police had withheld his name pending notification of relatives.

Patch reported Tuesday that Clayton P. Templeton, 32, of Middleburg, was arrested and charged with DUI manslaughter, driving under the influence, and refusal to submit to a breath test after his pickup truck allegedly collided with Henriquez's e-bike near East Market Street and Prosperity Avenue.

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Templeton remains at the Loudoun County Adult Detention Center, where he is being held without bond.

The crash remains under investigation. Police ask witnesses who have not already spoken with investigators to call 703-771-4500.

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