Two people are dead after a Fairfax County teenager drove the wrong way on Interstate 66 in Arlington early Monday, authorities said.
Virginia State Police said they are pursuing charges against the 17-year-old driver. Police said that alcohol was believed to have played a role in the crash.
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Police said the teen was driving a 1997 Mitsubishi Eclipse westbound in the eastbound lanes of I-66 and hit a 2003 Toyota Corolla, killing two women inside. The collision occurred near the Washington Boulevard overpass.
Police have not identified the two women in the Corolla. Their names will be released after their families have been notified, police said.
The teen driver and his 17-year-old male passenger were hospitalized with non-life-threatening injuries.
