Reston woman, 29, dies after vehicle crash Sunday

(Updated at 3:05 p.m.) Estefania Cabrera, 29, died after a 2017 Toyota Highlander drifted off the roadway and struck a tree, police said.

Officers responded around 4 a.m. Sunday and found the vehicle was traveling eastbound on Poplar Tree Road in Chantilly.

Cabrera was a passenger in the vehicle and was taken to the hospital, where she was pronounced dead, authorities said.

The driver of the vehicle, whose name was not immediately provided by police, was taken to a hospital with injuries considered to be life threatening. Police said Monday that the driver remained hospitalized.

“Preliminarily, detectives from our Crash Reconstruction Unit believe that speed and alcohol both appear to be factors of the crash,” police said, adding:

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The crash happened after the vehicle passed through the intersection at Leighfield Street, police said.

Cabrera’s death is the 19th non-pedestrian related fatality in Fairfax County during 2021.