Traffic & Transit
Bristow Man Dies After Striking Electric Pole In Single-Car Crash: Police
A 19-year-old man from Bristow died on Saturday when his car left the roadway and struck an electric pole, according to police.
BRISTOW, VA — A 19-year-old man from Bristow died on Saturday when his car crashed into an electric pole, according to the Prince William County Police Department. No other injuries were reported in the crash, but power was temporarily out in the area. Authorities identified the driver as Ryan George Khazmo.
Police responded to the crash near Linton Hall Road and Rollins Ford Road in Bristow around 2:45 p.m. on Saturday. Authorities said that only one vehicle was involved in the crash.
"The investigation revealed that the driver of a 1999 Lexus GS300 was traveling eastbound on Linton Hall Rd at a high rate of speed when the vehicle began to hydroplane," the police department wrote in an update. "The driver lost control of the vehicle which then left the roadway and struck an electric pole."
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The driver, who police identified as Khazmo, was pronounced dead at the scene. Khazmo was wearing a seatbelt at the time of the crash, police said.
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