Woman Dies After Crash On I-395 In Arlington: Police

ARLINGTON, VA — A woman died in the crash that shut down all of the northbound lanes of I-395 near the Pentagon Tuesday night.

Virginia State Police say a 2008 Nissan Altima was traveling north on I-395 at around 9:51 p.m. when it ran off the left side of the interstate, sideswiped the wall, and then struck an impact attentuator. The driver, 54-year-old Eddy A. Hernandez-Torres of Adelphi, Md., was declared dead after being taken to the hospital.

Arlington County sent an alert Tuesday night indicating the crash had happened in the area of Exit 8B (Washington Boulevard), and that "extended Police and Fire presence expected."

Footage from the scene shows a large number of emergency vehicles in the area.

INCIDENT: Traffic Collision
LOCATION: NB 395 at Exit 8B Washington Blvd
IMPACT: ALL LANES closed at this time, extended Police and Fire presence expected. Please seek alternate routes pic.twitter.com/3yU7I5dxL9
— Arlington Alert (@arlingtonalert) December 4, 2019

Looks like @ArlingtonVaFD & @VSPPIO have NB I-395 shut down south of the Pentagon. @ARLnowDOTcom @WTOPtraffic pic.twitter.com/EjgT6pPOYY
— Dave Statter (@STATter911) December 4, 2019