2026-07-06 19:34:35 1 dead in tow truck collision near Dulles International Airport – NEW WTOP Skip to main content

1 dead in tow truck collision near Dulles International Airport

A Herndon, Virginia, man died after a tow truck and a car collided near Dulles International Airport.

The crash occurred around 9 p.m. Wednesday on McLearen Road near Centerville Road.

The Fairfax County Police Department said the driver of the car died after being taken to a hospital. Later Thursday, the police identified the driver as Jonathan Szott, 30, of Herndon.

The tow truck driver was not injured during the crash. No one else was involved.

The collision caused closures on McLearen Road between the McLearen Square and Centreville Road but the road has since reopened.

See a map of the crash location:[

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