Arlington Man Arrested, Charged In Fatal Dumfries Crash: Police

Woodbridge VA

15 November, 2021

11:02 AM

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Updated at 2:30 p.m. PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY, VA — An Arlington man has been arrested in connection with a fatal car crash that occurred in Dumfries on Nov. 6, according to the Prince William County Police Department. The man, John William Harris, is charged with DUI-related involuntary manslaughter and driving without a license. On Monday morning, authorities asked for the public's help locating Harris. After receiving a tip, officers located Harris at a home on Vals Way in Dumfries. He was arrested without further incident, police said. Police claimed that Harris crashed his SUV into two vehicles that were stopped at a red light at the intersection of Dumfries Road and Country Club Road. One driver was killed and another suffered minor injuries, police said. The driver who died was identified as Dennis Alan Davidson, a 54-year-old Dumfries resident. He was driving a 2002 Ford Explorer Sport Trac. The other driver who was injured was a Stafford man who was driving a 2003 Chevrolet Silverado. As they investigated the crash, police determined that a driver of a 2008 Kia Sportage, who was later identified as Harris, was traveling westbound on Dumfries Road and attempted to turn right onto Country Club Drive. As Harris attempted to make the right turn, his vehicle continued through the center median of Country Club Drive and collided with the Ford Explorer Sport Trac, which was stopped at a traffic light, police said in their report. The impact from the collision pushed the Ford Explorer Sport Trac into the Chevrolet Silverado, police said. Davidson, the driver of the Ford Explorer Sport Trac, was taken to an area hospital, where he died as a result of his injuries from the collision, authorities said in their report. Harris was flown to an area hospital with life-threatening injuries. The driver of the Chevrolet Silverado suffered minor injuries, according to the police, and was taken to a local hospital. Investigators with the Prince William County Police Department said that Harris had a blood alcohol content that was above the legal limit at the time of the crash. Investigators also claimed that they found alcohol in his vehicle, and he was driving on a revoked license. Though he was initially hospitalized after the crash with life-threatening injuries, police were originally unable to locate Harris after obtaining warrants for his arrest. He has been charged with DUI-related involuntary manslaughter and driving without a license.