A 45-year-old man from Falls Church was arrested Sunday and charged in a serious hit-and-run crash that was caught on camera.
The crash happened around 12:40 p.m. Sunday in the southbound lanes of I-395 near the Pentagon.
Video posted on social media by local public safety watcher Dave Statter shows a van ramming the back of a motorcycle in the left-hand lane of the highway. The motorcyclist falls to the ground and skids down the roadway, while the van keeps driving.
The video then shows fellow motorcyclists giving chase to the striking driver, followed by the arrival of police and medics.
Make that 12:38 p.m., obviously.
— Dave Statter (@STATter911) May 26, 2024
Virginia State Police said today (Tuesday) that the motorcycle rider suffered serious injuries and was taken to a local hospital.
The suspect was identified and arrested later that day thanks to “information provided by a witness to the crash,” according to VSP.
The suspect was in custody at the Arlington County Detention Center today, according to jail records.
The annual Rolling to Remember motorcycle rally was held this past weekend, with a large gathering in the Pentagon North Parking Lot on Sunday morning. It was not immediately clear whether the victim was a participant.
More, below, from the VSP press release.
Virginia State Police is investigating a hit and run crash involving a motorcycle that occurred at approximately 12:40 p.m. Sunday (May 26, 2024) on Interstate 395 southbound at the Pentagon in Arlington County.
A motorcycle was heading southbound on I-395 when it was struck by a Honda van which did not remain on scene.
The driver of the motorcycle suffered serious injuries and was taken to an area hospital.
Information provided by a witness to the crash enabled the trooper to identify and locate the van and its driver later that same day.
State police charged the driver of the Honda van, Fullas Abebe, 45, of Falls Church, Va., with failure to stop at the scene of a crash causing injury.
The crash remains under investigation.
