Driver Charged After Fatal Crash At Woodbridge Intersection: Police

WOODBRIDGE, VA — Authorities filed charges against a Woodbridge man in connection with a fatal car crash at the intersection of Smoketown Road and Minnieville Road on Wednesday, April 13. The man, Andrew Irwin, is charged with one count of reckless driving.

Mohammed Khalil Abdallah, 77, was killed when the driver of a Mercedes ran a red light at the intersection of Minnieville Road and Smoketown Road in Woodbridge and crashed into Abdallah's Toyota Highlander, police said. Authorities identified Irwin as the driver of the Mercedes.

Irwin, along with a passenger in Abadallah's SUV and the driver of a Honda Accord, suffered injuries in the crash, which occurred around 1:20 p.m. last Wednesday. Irwin remained hospitalized on Tuesday, the police department said.

Prince William County police said their investigation found that the driver of the 2009 Mercedes E350 was traveling south on Minnieville Road approaching Smoketown Road, "when the driver disregarded a red traffic signal and proceeded into the intersection where the vehicle collided with a 2016 Toyota Highlander that was traveling eastbound on Smoketown Rd through the intersection."

The impact of the collision sent the Toyota Highlander into another vehicle, a 2000 Honda Accord, that was stopped at a red traffic signal in the turn lane on northbound Minnieville Road where the driver was waiting to turn left on Smoketown Road.

Abdallah was removed from his vehicle by fire and rescue personnel and taken to an area hospital, where he died from his injuries in the crash, police said.

The drivers of the Mercedes and Honda, along with a passenger in the Toyota were transported to an area hospital with injuries.

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