A driver has been sentenced for a fatal crash that killed a pedestrian walking on a sidewalk in April 2025, according to the Alexandria Office of the Commonwealth’s Attorney.
Jilmar Doria Medina, 43, of Accokeek, Md., was sentenced April 9 in Alexandria Circuit Court to six years in prison. Medina was convicted on a felony charge of aggravated involuntary manslaughter and a misdemeanor charge of driving while intoxicated with a blood alcohol content of 0.15-0.20 after a four-day jury trial in December 2025. He is being held without bail at the Alexandria jail pending his transfer to prison.
Before the fatal crash in Alexandria on April 19, 2025, Medina was involved in several crashes near Leesburg Pike (Route 7) and S. George Mason Drive in Bailey’s Crossroads. Prosecutors say Medina fled when Fairfax County police arrived and crossed into Alexandria via Route 7. As he entered Alexandria, he lost control of the vehicle and drove onto the sidewalk, striking Abdullahi Mumin, 19…