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Springfield resident Mohammad Rastegar died on Wednesday, Oct. 30 from injuries sustained after crashing late in the afternoon when another driver was making a turn in the area.
According to the Fairfax County Police Department, Rastegar was riding east on Old Keane Mill Road on his motorcycle when the driver of a Civic was hading north on Field Master Road and attempted to make a turn onto the roadway, striking the motorcyclist.
Rastegar was taken to the hospital for evaluation of what were initially described as non-life-threatening injuries.
He died later that night.
The crash remains under investigation, though detectives say that preliminarily, speed and alcohol are not believed to be factors.
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