The people who live in the 2200 block of Harrison Street are still shaken by what happened early Saturday morning. The flowers, the debris, the damage — remaining reminders of a crash that claimed a life.
An 18-year-old is being held without bond after a fatal single-vehicle crash in Arlington, Virginia on Oct. 12, according to police.
Brooks Bare, 18, is being held without bond in the Arlington County Detention Facility and has been charged with DUI/involuntary manslaughter and breath/blood test refusal.
On the scene, medical personnel began to aid a passenger who was suffering from life-threatening injuries. He was pronounced dead at the hospital.
The passenger was identified as 19-year-old Nicholas Rados of Arlington, Virginia, according to police.
One passenger was transported to a nearby hospital with minor injuries and has been discharged, according to police. Bare and two other passengers were evaluated on the scene by medical personnel.
At 1:58 a.m. Monday, police responded to the 2200 block of N Harrison Street to the report of a single-vehicle crash. Bare was driving the vehicle with four other passengers in it, police said.
He was traveling northbound on N Harrison Street when he struck several parked, unoccupied cars on the side of the roadway, resulting in his vehicle overturning.
“We heard a loud bang,” said Arlington resident Deon Gomes. “At first I thought a tree had fallen on the house.”
Gomes soon discovered what he’d actually heard. According to Arlington County Police, a car with several teens inside was heading north on Harrison when it hit several parked cars and flipped. One of those teens had apparently been ejected.
“I ran out the house, and I saw the kid on the ground and his friend trying to help him,” Gomes said.
Gomes, who’s worked as a medical technician, took the young man’s pulse as other neighbors and other occupants of the car called police.
People who've lived here for a while say they'd like to see traffic calming measures on this downgrade, as people often speed to make the light at the bottom of the hill.
“I’m encouraged to write another letter to see if we can get something to happen,” Gomes said.
Police say alcohol was a factor in this accident.
“To have such a horrific accident, young people starting their lives getting ready to go to college, it’s sad. Really sad,” Gomes said. “I hurt for the families. All families involved.”
