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Speed suspected in fatal Springfield car accident

Speed suspected in fatal Springfield car accident

SPRINGFIELD, Va. (DC News Now) -- Police identified a 49-year-old who died after a single-car crash in Springfield on Tuesday. The Fairfax County Police Department (FCPD) said that around 3:20 p.m., officers responded to Old Keene Mill Road near Tiverton Drive for the crash. Police believe that Charity McGhee of Alexandria was driving east on Old Keene Mill Road when her car left the road and hit a guardrail. McGhee died at the scene. One passenger was taken to the hospital in life-threatening condition, and another passenger, who was expected to survive, was also transported. Both passengers were men. FCPD said that two dogs were also in the car when the crash happened. The Fairfax County Department of Animal Services took both of them into custody. Police believe that speed may have played a part in the crash. Detectives were still working to determine whether alcohol was a factor.

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