Two Dead In I-495 Crash Weren't Wearing Seatbelts: Police

Two unbelted men died and a woman was in critical condition following a head-on crash on Interstate 495 on Tuesday, May 17, authorities said.

Patrick Mullins
Photo Credit: *Patrick Mullins Facebook photo*

Josh Lanier

05/19/2022 12:47 p.m.

A Mazda 3 collided with a Buick Encore near the Chain Bridge Road exit in Fairfax, causing the Buick to burst into flames after the impact, Virginia State Police said.

The Buick driver, Patrick Mullins, 32, of Catlett, Va., and Kaan Karabekir, 28, of Bethesda, Md., who was behind the wheel of the Mazda, died at the scene. Neither were wearing a seatbelt.

Paramedics rushed a woman who was in the Buick to Inova Fairfax Hospital with life-threatening injuries and severe burns.

Police are still investigating the cause of the crash.

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