94-Year-Old Killed, Tractor-Trailer Driver Charged After Prince William County Crash

PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY, VA – A 94-year-old driver died days after a collision with a tractor-trailer in Prince William County Friday night, county police say.

According to the Prince William County Police Department, shortly before 7:15 p.m. Friday, a Freightliner tractor-trailer traveling northbound on Nokesville Road failed to see a car that was stopped while waiting to make a left turn onto Fauquier Drive. When the driver of the Freightliner tried to slow down, he swerved into the southbound lane and hit a 2010 Ford F-150 traveling southbound.

The driver of the Ford, Louis Arthur White, 94, of Manassas Park, was taken to a hospital but died of his injuries on Sunday.

The Freightliner driver, Corey Latel Heflin, 38, of Springfield, has been charged with reckless driving.

Anyone with information regarding this investigation is asked to contact Prince William County police at (703) 792-6500 or submit a tip online.