Woman killed in crash at Skyline
Updated May 25: A woman was killed in a crash May 24 in the 3700 block of S. George Mason Drive in Bailey’s Crossroads, the Fairfax County Police Department reports. She was later identified by police as Gladis Suyapa Deras, 54, of Falls Church.
Deras was a passenger in a 2016 Volkswagen Jetta. The car was turning into Skyline Plaza shortly after 2:15 a.m. when it was struck by a 2018 Honda Accord heading northbound on S. George Mason Drive.
She was pronounced dead at the scene. The driver, an adult male, was taken to the hospital with life-threatening injuries.
After the crash, the driver of the Accord and a passenger tried to run away on foot but were caught by the police. One of the men was hospitalized with life-threatening injuries. The other man was arrested for public drunkenness.
According to the police, preliminarily alcohol and speed appear to be factors in the crash. Details of the investigation will be presented to the Office of the Commonwealth’s Attorney for additional charges.
Anyone with information about this crash should contact the Crash Reconstruction Unit at 703-280-0543. Tips can also be submitted anonymously through Crime Solvers
This is the fourth non-pedestrian related fatality in the Fairfax County to date in 2022.
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Will this blog report on how the alleged offender’s charge of public drunkenness and possibly other crimes (considering the loss of life resulting from the automobile crash) are adjudicated by the Fairfax County criminal justice system; or is this blog simply going to only post this slightly revised press release by the Fairfax County Police Department?
Are the readers of this blog supposed to feel better because someone was arrested without knowing whether the accused will be punished (and if so, the extent of the punishment) for this alleged crime?
Does the Fairfax County Commonwealth’s Attorney office not put out press releases or answer questions from local blog reporters?