WASHINGTON — The man who crashed his SUV into a Tysons Corner diner and then set himself on fire is facing new charges after a man died.
Fairfax County police said Samuel Abutoh intentionally drove a SUV into Silver Diner in Tysons Corner and then set himself ablaze on May 4. Andrew Sheren, 74, died two weeks after the crash from complications with injuries he sustained. Abutoh struck Sheren as he entered the diner.
On Tuesday, 59-year-old Abutoh was charged with second degree murder as a result of Sheren’s death. Abutoh also was charged with felony destruction of property and arson.
Abutoh was initially charged with malicious wounding.
Abutoh, of Springfield, had been on bereavement leave as the restaurant’s chef since early April when he intentionally drove the vehicle into the diner, police said. Abutoh was seen “pouring liquid on his body and lighting himself on fire” while he sat in the SUV after striking the building, police added.
