Fairfax Station Teen Dies in Fatal Crash in Springfield Area: Police

A Fairfax Station teen has died after losing control of a car he was driving late Friday night, according to Fairfax County Police.

Police say the deceased is Laween A. Akrawi, 18, of Fairfax Station, died at the scene, according to police. A passenger, a 17-year-old juvenile from the Springfield area, was transported to Fairfax Hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, police said.

Laween was a student at Lake Braddock Secondary School and the school posted a message on Twitter about the sad news:

Officers responded to the area of the Franconia Springfield Parkway and I-95 on Friday, shortly after 11 p.m. for a report of a single vehicle crash, Fairfax County Police said in a news release Saturday. The initial investigation determined that an 18-year-old man was driving a BMW 3-Series on the westbound lanes of the Franconia Springfield Parkway, lost control and traveled off the right side of the roadway striking multiple trees, police said.

Speed appears to be a contributing factor in the crash, according to police.

Anyone with information about this crash is asked to contact Crime Solvers electronically by visiting www.fairfaxcrimesolvers.org or text-a-tip by texting “TIP187” plus your message to CRIMES(274637)** or by calling 1-866-411-TIPS(8477), or call Fairfax County Police at 703-691-2131