Tennessee Driver, Clocked at 100-MPH, Flees Hit and Run on I-395: Police

By Mary Ann Barton (Patch Staff)

A Woodbridge woman ended up at Alexandria Hospital Wednesday afternoon after a hit and run crash in the northbound lanes of I-395 near the Seminary Road exit.

Police suspect a driver in a black Camry with Tennessee plates who was clocked at 100 MPH about 20 minutes earlier and south of the scene, according to Virginia State Police.

At approximately 2:30 p.m. Wednesday, a Virginia State Police trooper was in the crossover at the 137-mile marker in Stafford County, monitoring northbound traffic, when a Toyota Camry came through radar at 94 mph.

When the trooper pulled out to initiate a traffic stop on the car, it sped away in excess of 100 mph. The car continued northbound on the shoulder and weaving through lanes. Within 10 minutes, near the 158 mile marker in Prince William County, the trooper terminated the pursuit for public safety purposes. The Toyota continued northbound. There were three subjects in the vehicle.

At 2:53 p.m., Virginia State Police were notified of a hit-and-run crash in the northbound lanes of I-395 at the Seminary Road Exit. Based on witness statements, it is believed this crash was caused by the same Toyota Camry.

A Honda Civic was northbound on I-395 when it was sideswiped by a black sedan. The black car continued northbound at a high rate of speed. The driver of the Honda Civic, a 24-year-old Woodbridge woman, was transported to Inova Alexandria Hospital for treatment of non-life threatening injuries. She was wearing a seat belt and was the car’s only occupant.

Anyone with information about the black Toyota Camry with Tennessee plates is asked to please contact the Virginia State Police at 703-803-0026 or #77 on a cell phone.