Young Driver Killed in Rosslyn Accident

A young man is dead and two others are critically injured after an early morning wreck just past the Key Bridge in Rosslyn.The incident happened around 5:00 a.m.

Police say a 21-year-old man from Leesburg was driving a white 2008 BMW M5 at approximately 90 miles per hour over the Key Bridge when the car hit the curb of a traffic island on the Rosslyn side of the bridge, flipped 5 times and ended up in the bushes of the Key Bridge Marriott.

The force of the accident sheared the sports car’s roof off, according to Arlington County Police spokesman Dustin Sternbeck.There were two passengers, ages 21 and 22 and both from Leesburg, in the vehicle at the time of the accident.