A passenger died early Saturday after a crash on southbound Interstate 95 near Dale Boulevard in Woodbridge, Virginia, leaving three other people hospitalized and shutting down lanes for hours during the investigation. The wreck happened around 3:04 a.m. in the interstate’s Dale Boulevard access lanes, according to authorities.
Virginia State Police said a Subaru SUV changed lanes before striking an impact barrier, then hit a Toyota SUV and overturned, according to a preliminary investigation reported by WJLA. The Subaru passenger died at a hospital, while two other occupants of the SUV and the Toyota’s driver were also taken to a hospital, all with injuries that were not considered life-threatening.
Lanes Shut Down For Hours During Investigation
All southbound lanes just north of Optiz Boulevard were shut down while investigators worked the scene, before being reopened, the station’s report notes. The crash remains under investigation, and no further details about what prompted the Subaru’s lane change have been released.
The stretch of I-95 near the Dale Boulevard access lanes sits close to the interstate’s express lanes and ramp system in Prince William County, an interchange area that has drawn ongoing attention from state transportation planners. The Virginia Department of Transportation has separately studied the 95 Express Lanes and Opitz Boulevard ramp corridor as part of broader efforts to manage traffic flow through the area.
Not The First Fatal Crash On This Stretch
This is not the first deadly wreck reported on this corridor. In July 2024, a man died and two people were hospitalized after an early-morning crash on I-95 in Prince William County, per an earlier report from the same outlet…