Arlington Student-Athlete Braylon Meade Killed In Crash

A high school basketball player has died in a Northern Virginia crash, and another juvenile has been charged in his death, according to officials and county police.

Cecilia Levine

11/13/2022 1:18 p.m.

Braylon Meade, a senior basketball player at Washington-Liberty High School, was trying to make a U-turn on Old Dominion Drive when he was struck by a speeding SUV around 12:30 a.m. on Friday, Nov. 11, Arlington County police said.

The SUV was unoccupied and on fire when officials arrived. The fire was extinguished and the driver, whose identity was not released, was charged with DUI/involuntary manslaughter, police said.

High school officials identified Meade as the victim. He was remembered by his community on social media.

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