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Driver killed in Fairfax County by car going the wrong way, police say

February 23, 2019 at 1:21 a.m. EST
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A Fairfax County man was fatally injured in the western part of the county early Friday in a collision with a car going the wrong way on Route 28, Fairfax police said.

The victim was identified as Eliseo Ruiz, 59, of Chantilly.

Police said Ruiz was driving a 2005 Acura TL when he was struck head on by a 2015 BMW 323i going north in the southbound lanes of Route 28 (Sully Road), in the Chantilly area of Fairfax County. The crash happened about 2:30 a.m. just south of Westfields Boulevard, police said, about two miles north of Interstate 66.

Ruiz died at a hospital, authorities said.

The driver of the BMW was not identified. Police and prosecutors were considering whether charges should be filed against him. Police said he was taken to a hospital with serious injuries, and that detectives were investigating if speed or alcohol were factors in the crash. Police asked that anyone with information about the incident contact their Crash Reconstruction Unit at 703-280-0543.

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