An Alexandria man has been charged with driving under the influence in connection with a deadly Friday morning (May 17) motorcycle crash in Fairfax County.
Around 1:16 a.m., officers responded to the intersection of South Kings Highway and Memorial Street in Groveton for the crash involving a 2023 Kawasaki ZX and a 2007 Ford F-150.
Preliminarily, detectives determined the driver of the Ford F-150 was traveling east on Memorial Street and entered the intersection of South Kings Highway. The motorcyclist, who was traveling south on South Kings Highway, struck the driver’s side of the F-150, Fairfax County police said in a news release.
The motorcyclist, Jonathan Bartell, 28, of Alexandria was taken to the hospital where he was pronounced dead, the release said. The driver of the F-150 was taken to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
Officers from the DWI Squad responded and obtained a warrant for driving under the influence for Santos Adrian Ventura Fuentes, 34, of Alexandria, the release said.
Ventura Fuentes was jailed without bond.
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