Rideshare Driver, 47, Killed In Crash Near Dulles Airport

A 47-year-old Silver Spring man died when the minivan he was operating as a rideshare vehicle struck a deer in Dulles Airport Wednesday, May 17, authorities said.

Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority Police
Photo Credit: *Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority Police*

Cecilia Levine

05/18/2023 1:39 p.m.

Solomon Birhanie Sibhatu was heading west in a Toyota minivan along Dulles Airport Access Highway a mile west of I-495, when his vehicle collided with a deer around 8:30 p.m., the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority Police said.

Sibhatu was pronounced dead at the scene while his passenger was transported to a local hospital by Fairfax County Fire Department.

Airport-bound traffic was detoured to the Dulles Toll Road during the accident reconstruction.

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