Fairfax: Fire Chief Bowers Involved in Crash

Fairfax County Police and Deputy County Executive for Public Safety David Rohrer are investigating a collision between Fire and Rescue Department Chief Richard Bowers’ county vehicle and another car.

Fair Oaks District station officer responded to the intersection of the Fairfax County Parkway and Lee Highway after Bowers called to report the crash on Thursday, May 26 at 8:01 a.m.

Bowers was on duty at the time, a release from Fairfax County Police said, driving a 2015 Chevrolet Tahoe, southbound on the Lee Highway ramp towards the ramp to the parkway heading north.

A 36-year-old Fairfax man was driving a 2002 BMW on the northbound Fairfax County Parkway ramp approaching Lee Highway.

The front of Bowers’ vehicle collided with the right side of the BMW in the intersection, the police release said.

The BMW’s driver sustained non-life-threatening injuries and was taken to Inova Fair Oaks Hospital. Bowers wasn’t injured.

Fairfax County Police spokesperson Lt. Brian Gaydos said there’s no estimate how long the investigations might take.

Police are asking anyone who witnessed the crash or who has information about the incident to contact Crime Solvers at www.fairfaxcrimesolvers.com or by calling 1866-411-8477 or 703-691-2131.