One of the nine victims in Monday’s auto accident in Brambleton has died. The Loudoun County Sheriff’s Office has announced that Jose Armando Romero, 28, of Herndon, died on Wednesday, July 22, as a result of injuries suffered in the crash.
Romero was a passenger in 1989 Ford E350 box van, which police believe went through an eastbound stop sign on Creighton Road, striking the side of a southbound 300 Ford F250 Crew Cab pickup traveling on Belmont Ridge Road.
Romero was one of two middle seat passengers in the box truck. He is not believed to have been wearing a seatbelt and the vehicle was not equipped with airbags.
A total of nine people were transported from the scene of the crash. Jose Amides-Mejia, 24, and Roberto Castelan, 20, remain in critical condition at Inova Fairfax Hospital. Andres Rivera, 22, of Manassas, has been downgraded from critical to stable condition.
The driver of the box van, Aldo Fabian Arroyo-Hernandez, 26, of Herndon has been charged with reckless driving, driving unlicensed and failing to obtain a Virginia driver's license. Arroyo-Hernandez was airlifted from the scene.
The Sheriff’s Office's crash reconstruction unit is investigating the incident.


What company owned the box van?