ALEXANDRIA POLICE DEPARTMENT
Public Information Office
2003 Mill Road
Alexandria, Virginia 22314
(703) 838-4636
MEDIA ADVISORY
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
SEPTEMBER 3, 2002
Alexandria Police Seek Witnesses in Fatal Accident;
Driver of Red Mercedes May Have Witnessed Holiday Crash
Investigators with the Crash Reconstruction Team of the Alexandria Police Department are searching for additional witnesses to a fatal accident, which occurred early yesterday morning. Specifically, officers would like to speak with the driver of a red, two-door Mercedes-Benz which was seen in the area of the crash at King Street and Dawes Avenue, at approximately 1 a.m. on Monday, September 2.
The single car wreck left a 16-year-old Falls Church boy dead and two others injured. The driver, 27-year-old Estaurdo Vinicio Monzon-Lopez of Falls Church, was arrested and charged with Involuntary Vehicular Manslaughter and Driving While Intoxicated. Monzon-Lopez was not injured in the accident.
Police believe that the driver of the Mercedes-Benz may have seen the silver, four-door 1997 Honda Accord just prior to or at the time of the accident. The Mercedes driver or any other witness is asked to call crash investigator Officer Tim Kyburz at (703) 838-3858.
Monzon-Lopez remains at the Alexandria jail where he is being held without bond.
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