Fairfax County Police Department News

Sully Police District – Detectives from our Crash Reconstruction Unit are investigating a fatal crash that left a 16-year-old dead in Centreville yesterday evening.

On February 27 at 10:28 p.m., officers responded to a two-vehicle crash in the 5600 block of Pleasant Valley Road in Centreville.

Preliminarily, detectives determined that Carlos Parada-Hernandez, 23, of Herndon, was operating a 2023 Toyota Corolla northbound on Pleasant Valley Road. He crossed over the double yellow line into the southbound lanes and struck the victim’s 2013 Toyota Camry head-on. The driver, a 16-year-old female, was transported to a local hospital with life-threatening injuries. Later that evening, she succumbed to injuries sustained in the crash.

Parada-Hernandez was arrested and charged with Driving While Intoxicated. He was taken to the Fairfax County Adult Detention Center and held on no bond. Detectives are continuing to investigate the circumstances surrounding the crash. Currently, there is no mugshot available.

Per Virginia Code 19.2-11.2, police departments are prohibited from providing information about juvenile victims unless parental consent is provided. The code prohibits Virginia law enforcement agencies from directly or indirectly identifying deceased juvenile victims of a crime.  

Detectives would like to speak to anyone who may have information about this case. Those with information are asked to please call our Crash Reconstruction Unit at 703-280-0543. Tips can also be submitted anonymously through Crime Solvers by phone – 1-866-411-TIPS (866-411-8477), and by web –Click HERE. Download the ‘P3 Tips’ App and follow the steps to “Fairfax Co Crime Solvers.” Anonymous tipsters are eligible for cash rewards. Please leave contact information if you wish for a detective to follow up with you.

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