More than two months later, the driver who struck and killed a 32-year-old in a January crash in Ballston is still in the hospital and police continue to investigate the incident.
The unnamed driver, identified only as a 71-year-old man, was behind the wheel of the pickup truck that slammed into another vehicle near the intersection of Wilson Blvd and N. Glebe Road on Jan. 27, killing McLean resident Xuewei He.
The 71-year-old “continues to receive treatment at a medical facility,” Arlington County Police Department spokesperson Ashley Savage told ARLnow.
“The Arlington County Police Department is conducting a thorough and comprehensive investigation into the January 27 fatal crash, including interviewing witnesses, collecting and processing evidence and reconstructing the crash scene,” she said. “At the conclusion of the investigation, the findings will be presented to the Office of the Commonwealth’s Attorney.”
Shortly before the crash, the pickup truck was traveling eastbound on Wilson Blvd at “a high rate of speed,” police said at the time. Traffic camera footage shows the pickup truck speeding the wrong way through the intersection at Wilson Blvd and N. George Mason Drive, apparently sideswiping an SUV, moments before the fatal crash.
The truck collided with a white sedan — which had just turned onto Wilson from N. Vermont Street — around 2:40 p.m.
Though an Arlington police vehicle could be seen turning around to follow the pickup truck, officers were not formally pursuing the vehicle when it collided with He’s white sedan.
Following the initial impact, both vehicles careened into two other vehicles waiting at the stoplight, footage showed.
He, a doctoral candidate at The George Washington University, was transported to a local hospital where she was pronounced dead. Professors remembered her as a kind, caring student and teacher who was planning to start a family after her doctorate.
No other significant injuries were reported.
