UPDATE: Five people, all juveniles, were taken to a hospital after a car in Oakton crashed into an SUV, pedestrians, and a utility pole

NEWS

UPDATED: Two Oakton High students die after teen driver crashes into SUV, pedestrians and utility pole

Brandi Bottalico June 7, 2022 at 1:10pm

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Update at 5:35 p.m. — Two of the three teenage pedestrians that were struck in a crash in Oakton this morning have died from their injuries, Fairfax County Police said. The three pedestrians that were struck were Oakton High School students, police said.

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Earlier: Five juveniles were transported to the hospital this afternoon (Tuesday) after a car crashed into an SUV, then ricocheted into a group of three teenage pedestrians and a utility pole in Oakton, Fairfax County police said.

The three pedestrians have life-threatening injuries and the driver and front passenger of the car were transported with non-life-threatening injuries, Maj. Eli Cory said at a press conference. Rear passengers in the car — a white BMW — fled the scene, he said.

Just before noon, the BMW was traveling southbound on Blake Lane while a green Toyota 4Runner was traveling northbound. The 4Runner waited for the three teens to cross the roadway and then started to turn onto Five Oaks Road.

“The BMW, which we believe was traveling at a very high rate of speed, made impact with the Toyota on the front driver’s side of the vehicle, that caused the initial part of the crash to occur,” Cory said.

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Crime & Safety

Crash Kills 2 Oakton High School Students, Injures Third: Police

Two Oakton High School students died after a BMW ran off the road and hit them as they were walking on a sidewalk early Tuesday afternoon.

Michael O'Connell,
Patch Staff

Posted Tue, Jun 7, 2022 at 1:43 pm ET | Updated Wed, Jun 8, 2022 at 2:48 am ET



An SUV with its frontend smashed in sits at the intersection of Blake Lane and Five Oaks Road following a collision that killed two Oakton High School students and injured a third student. (Michael O'Connell/Patch)



The white BMW involved in the two-vehicle crash came to rest on the sidewalk about 100 feet south of Five Oaks Road on Blake Lane. (Michael O'Connell/Patch)



Police had closed southbound traffic on Blake Lane at the Five Oaks Road intersection following a two-vehicle crash that killed two Oakton High School students early Tuesday afternoon.
(Michael O'Connell/Patch)

OAKTON, VA — Two Oakton High School students were killed and another student was injured early Tuesday afternoon when a BMW ran off the road and hit them as they were walking on a sidewalk near the intersection of Blake Lane and Five Oaks Road in Fairfax, according to the Fairfax County Police Department.

The three students were taken to the hospital with life-threatening injuries, police said. Later Tuesday afternoon, Fairfax police said two of the students had died at the hospital.

Around 1 p.m., officers had closed off access to southbound Blake Lane at the Five Oaks Road intersection to allow the Crash Reconstitution Unit to evaluate the scene, which had been cordoned off with yellow tape.

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FAIRFAX COUNTY

Driver convicted for high-speed crash that killed 2 Oakton High students

Usman Shahid was found guilty of involuntary manslaughter on Wednesday after the 2022 crash that killed two teens on Blake Lane. Evidence showed he was speeding at 81 mph in a 35 mph zone

By Julie Carey, News4 Northern Virginia Bureau Chief and Andrea Swalec • Published April 24, 2024 • Updated 2 hours ago

A driver was convicted for a 2022 crash that killed two teen girls who were walking home from Oakton High School in Fairfax County, Virginia. ... Usman Shahid, who was 18 at the time of the crash, was found guilty Wednesday of two counts of involuntary manslaughter.

Victims' family members burst into tears as the verdict came down, while Shahid showed little emotion. ... “I feel like I can finally breathe again. We are beginning to get justice,” the mother of one victim told News4 partner Telemundo 44 in Spanish. ... The judge ordered Shahid to be jailed immediately, over his attorney’s objections.

Prosecutors said Shahid was driving a BMW and accelerated to 81 mph in a 35 mph zone on Blake Lane just before noon on June 7, 2022. It was an early release school day near the end of the school year. He saw that a traffic light was yellow, floored it and slammed into a Toyota 4Runner whose driver had been turning left. Police testified that the force of the crash sent Shahid’s BMW off the road and onto the sidewalk, where he hit three teen girls.

Shahid, who had three friends in the car and was driving on a learner’s permit, then plowed through a mailbox, utility box and power pole. ... One passenger testified that in the moments after the crash, Shahid said, “I think I killed three girls.” ... Two of the crash victims died of their injuries and the third was seriously hurt. ... A resident of the area described a heartbreaking scene after the crash, with a woman performing CPR on one victim. He said Shahid was worried about how his father would react to the crash.

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Crime & Safety
Driver In Crash That Killed 2 Students Convicted, Sentencing Delayed

Usman Shahid has been convicted on two counts of manslaughter in connection with a 2022 crash that killed two Oakton High School students.

Michael O'Connell, Patch Staff
Posted Thu, Apr 25, 2024 at 11:14 am ET | Updated Thu, Apr 25, 2024 at 12:47 pm ET

FAIRFAX, VA — The sentencing hearing in the manslaughter case of two Oakton High School students killed in a June 7, 2022, crash abruptly stopped Thursday morning after a member of the courtroom audience collapsed during the testimony of one of the victim’s mothers.

A jury convicted Usman Shahid on two counts of involuntary manslaughter in the fatal crash that took the lives of Ada Gabriela Martinez Nolasco and Leeann Yan.

A Patch reporter was in the courtroom for the hearing Thursday, with prosecutor Jenna Sands calling on family members of the two victims to testify.

During testimony by Martinez Nolasco’s mother, a woman in the courtroom audience collapsed and was taken out of the courtroom by other attendees.

After a recess, Circuit Court Judge Randy Bellows met with the prosecutor and defense team, and sent the jury to lunch until 1 p.m.

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