PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY, VA – A car crash Thursday afternoon killed a 21-year-old Manassas Park man, Prince William County police say.
According to the Prince William County Police Department, officers responded to Hansen Farm Road and Wellingford Road in Bristow at about 2:44 p.m. on Thursday following reports of a crash.
Investigators say 21-year-old Sayed Mohammad Hamed Shams of Manassas Park was driving a 2022 Toyota Corolla north on Hansen Farm Road when he tried to pass a vehicle that was turning right onto Wellingford Road. They say Shams crossed the road's center line, lost control of his car, and crashed into a parked, unoccupied tractor-trailer.
Police believe speed was a factor in the accident.
Prince William County police ask anyone with information about the crash to call police at (703) 792-6500 or submit a tip online at pwcva.gov/policetip.
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