Crime & Safety
Police: Fatal Car Accident Reclassified as Death Investigation
Frankie Neal Stewart, who went missing last week, was found in the car.
Authorities are taking a second look at what they thought was a fatal car crash.
At 7:17 a.m. Wednesday, police responded to a reported car crash near Jefferson Davis Highway and Blackburn Road, according to the Prince William County Police Department.
Inside the 2013 Chrysler 200, they found a dead man. Police initially reported Wednesday that the man had died in the accident when his car left the roadway.
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However, an autopsy revealed “no signs of trauma from the crash or foul play,” according to the police department.
The man inside the car was Frankie Neal Stewart, a 57-year-old who was reported missing from Seat Pleasant, Md. Friday, according to police.
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WTOP reports that a Silver Alert had been issued for the man earlier this week.
The investigation into Stewart’s death continues.
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