Crime & Safety

Female Driver Dies in Crash on George Washington Parkway

The car she was driving hit a tree early Sunday morning, according to the U.S. Park Police.

A Maryland woman was killed over the weekend after the car she was driving hit a tree on the George Washington Parkway, according to a spokeswoman for the U.S. Park Police.

The Arlington County Fire Department and the U.S. Park Police responded to the crash early Sunday, at about 4:20 a.m., said Sgt. Anna Rose, public information officer for the U.S. Park Police.

Driver Lucy Camella Green of Forestville, Md. died after her car hit a tree. She was driving southbound on the Parkway and hit a tree after passing the Spout Run exit, according to the U.S. Park Police.

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Southbound lanes were closed Sunday morning until 9:30 a.m., while police investigated the crash.

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