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Alexandria Man, 23, Tunisian Passenger Dead In Fiery July 4th Crash Alexandria Man, 23, Tunisian Passenger Dead In Fiery July 4th Crash
Alexandria Man, 23, Tunisian Passenger Dead In Fiery July 4th Crash The pair of 20-somethings killed in an Arlington crash in the wee-hours of the Fourth of July had come to the United States seeking better lives, those who knew them said. Habiba Harbaoui, 21, a native of Tunisia, and Furkan Avkan, 23, of Alexandria — who hails from Turkey — both died in the 2:05 a.m. crash on Walter Reed Drive, Tuesday, July 4, Arlington County police said. A Facebook tribute penned by a Turkish community center says Furkan graduated from a Turkish aircraft maintenance engineering school. ACI KAYBIMIZ Okulumuz Şehit Onbaşı Hakan Yutkun Anadolu Lisesi 2017 mezunu, Kay…
Alexandria Man, 23, Tunisian Passenger Dead In Fiery July 4th Crash Alexandria Man, 23, Tunisian Passenger Dead In Fiery July 4th Crash
Alexandria Man, 23, Tunisian Passenger Dead In Fiery July 4th Crash Police have identified the driver and his passenger who died in an early-morning July Fourth crash in Arlington. Furkan Avkan of Alexandria, 23, was pronounced dead at the scene of the 2:05 a.m. accident on Walter Reed Drive, Arlington County police said. His passenger, 21-year-old Habiba Harbaoui — who was visiting the area from Tunisia — died at the hospital, authorities said. A third female victim whose name was not released was in serious condition, police said following the crash. Avkan was heading south on Walter Reed Drive when he left the roadway, entered the median, and struc…