Driver who hit ambulance in Fairfax County, killing 1, charged with manslaughter

The Brief

  • A man has been charged with involuntary manslaughter after a deadly crash with an ambulance in Fairfax County.
  • The person killed was a passenger in the driver’s car.
  • Two Fairfax County Fire and Rescue personnel, and the driver himself, were also injured in the crash.

FAIRFAX COUNTY, Va. The driver of a vehicle that struck an ambulance in Herndon last week has been charged with involuntary manslaughter.

Detectives say 23-year-old Jose Lopez Martinez was traveling westbound on Worldgate Drive when he failed to yield the right of way and hit the Fairfax County Fire and Rescue ambulance responding to a call for service.

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