Fairfax County police identify man killed in crash involving an officer in Braddock

BRADDOCK, Va. — Fairfax County police have released the identity of a man who died after a crash involving an officer and two other vehicles on Friday afternoon in Braddock.

Investigators say Dariush Bakhtiani, 57, of Centreville was speeding when he struck the on-duty officer’s vehicle, which was stopped behind two other cars at a traffic light on Braddock Road and Prestwick Drive.

They say that, after the collision, the police cruiser slammed into the vehicle in front of it, and then the vehicle nearest the stop light was hit…

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