A D.C. police officer was killed Wednesday in a motorcycle crash on Interstate 95 in Prince William County, Virginia.
The crash happened shortly after 1 p.m. Wednesday near Exit 156 to Dale City, Virginia State Police said.
Virginia State Police said Nelson Casillas, 31, of Stafford Virginia, was on a 2007 Honda CBR1000 RR motorcycle traveling north at a high rate of speed when the motorcycle cut through the area where the exit ramp forks off from the highway and hit a crash barrier.
Casillas, who was wearing a helmet, was thrown from the motorcycle in the crash. Police said both he and debris from the motorcycle struck the back of a Honda SUV that was in the right exit lane.
Casillas died at the scene.
The crash remains under investigation.
D.C. identified Casillas as an eight-year member of the department in a post on Twitter.
It is with heavy hearts that we announce the passing of Ofc. Nelson Casillas, an 8-year member with MPD, who was involved in a fatal motorcycle accident earlier today in Virginia. Our heartfelt sympathies are with his family & friends during this difficult time. pic.twitter.com/s3ksTjYoiQ
— DC Police Department (@DCPoliceDept) June 8, 2023
Casillas is the second D.C. police officer to die in a motorcycle in the past two months. Sgt. Jin Park was killed April 21 in an early morning crash as he was heading home from his shift.
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