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Wrongway Driver, 27, Killed In Fairfax Crash Was Working Toward Better Life, Best Friend Says
"We're destined for greatness."
That's what Mahdere Fassil would tell her best friend, McKenzie Wilson, in the hard times.
Even when things felt hopeless. Even with obstacles in the way.
Mahdere was convinced better things were on the horizon.
Mahdere, 27, was identified as the wrong-way driver who was killed in a crash on Jeff Todd Way Tuesday, July 18, near Telegraph Road in Fort Belvoir, Fairfax County.
She nearly hit two other vehicles before hitting the Pathfinder, police said, and was taken to the hospital where she was pronounced dead.
The driver of the Nissan Pathfinder, a …
