Fairfax County police believe speed and alcohol were factors in a crash that killed two people in Burke, Virginia.
Burke residents Cristian G. Dominguez, 25, and Cristian A. Merino, 28, were killed when Dominguez lost control of a Saturn sedan and struck a tree on Burke Commons Road about 12:20 a.m. Monday, police said. They were not wearing seat belts at the time of the crash. They were pronounced dead at the scene.
A 25-year-old passenger in the back seat was not injured. That person was wearing a seat belt.
Anyone with information about this incident is asked to call police at 703-691-2131.