Drunken Driver Crashed Car, Killed Best Friend
Both were graduates of Thomas Edison High School
Sunday, Jan 4, 2009 | Updated 5:51 PM EST
Lisa F. Young
Joshua S. Buker, who was pronounced dead at the scene, was apparently not wearing his seatbelt.
FAIRFAX, Va. -- Fairfax County police say they have charged an Alexandria man with driving while intoxicated after a crash that killed his best friend.
Police say 21-year-old Joshua Buker was ejected Saturday from a car driven by 22-year-old Steven Kowalik after Kowalik lost control, ramming into a tree and utility pole. The pair were traveling eastbound on Fleet Drive in a Franconia neighborhood.
Buker was pronounced dead at the scene. Police say he was not wearing a seatbelt.
Kowalik was transported to a hospital with non-life threatening injuries.
Friends of the men say they were best friends who graduated from Thomas Edison High School in 2005.
Police say speed and alcohol contributed to the crash.
Posted Tuesday, Jul 14, 2009 - 4:24 AM EST
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