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Driver killed after vehicle strikes deer in Virginia
The driver of a vehicle is dead after crashing into a deer Wednesday night in Virginia.
MCLEAN, Va. - The driver of a ride-hailing vehicle is dead after crashing into a deer Wednesday night in Virginia.
The crash happened around 8:30 p.m. along the westbound lanes of the Dulles Airport Access Highway one mile west of I-495 in the McLean area.
Police identified the driver as Solomon Birhanie Sibhatu, 47, of Silver Spring. They said Sibhatu was driving a Toyota minivan.
He was pronounced dead at the scene, and a passenger was hospitalized.
Airport-bound traffic was detoured while authorities were on the scene.
The crash remains under investigation.