The Arlington County Police Department is investigating a fatal single vehicle crash that occurred in the early-morning hours of Feb. 21.
At approximately 1:47 a.m., police were dispatched to the 2500 block of South Arlington Mill Drive for the report of a crash with injuries, county police said. Upon arrival, officers located the unresponsive driver inside the vehicle.
The victim was transported to an area hospital where she succumbed to her injuries and was pronounced dead. She had been identified as Mayra Cruz-Arriaza, 20, of Arlington.
The preliminary investigation indicates the driver was traveling westbound on Arlington Mill Drive when the vehicle left the roadway, entered the median and struck a pedestrian crosswalk pole and two trees, police said.
The cause of the crash remains under investigation.
