Prince William County Police

By Zak Failla From Daily Voice

A 19-year-old motorcyclist from Manassas was killed after crashing into a car while speeding away from a Prince William County Police officer in Bristow, authorities said.

According to police, the crash happened shortly before 8 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 1, near Linton Hall Road and Nokesville Road.

Investigators said a Prince William County Police officer was conducting stationary speed enforcement on Nokesville Road near Stadler Place when a 2004 Kawasaki ZX-6R was seen traveling southbound at a high rate of speed.

As the officer activated emergency lights, the rider turned off the motorcycle’s lights and accelerated rapidly, approaching the intersection of Linton Hall Road.

Police said a 2024 Nissan Sentra was stopped at a red light on Linton Hall Road and began a right turn on red onto Nokesville Road when the motorcycle collided with the car.

The operator of the Kawasaki, Edwin Stephen Essiaw, was transported to a local hospital, where he later died, officials confirmed.

The driver of the Nissan, a 50-year-old woman from Bealeton, was treated for minor injuries, police said.

Crash investigators are asking anyone who witnessed the crash to contact police.