Fairfax County Fire and Rescue

By Zak Failla From Daily Voice

New details have been released in Virginia after police say an intoxicated driver slammed into an ambulance responding to another emergency, killing a man.

The violent wreck was reported shortly after 4 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 25, when a driver failed to yield the right of way in the area of Worldgate Drive and Alton Square in Herndon, according to Fairfax County Fire and Rescue officials.

Investigators said that the ambulance was en route to a medical emergency with their full emergency equipment activated when it attempted to turn onto Alton Square. 

The driver of a 2007 Hyundai, 23-year-old Nokesville resident Jose Lopez Martinez, failed to yield the right of way and crashed into the ambulance.

Sterling resident Irvin Escobar Lujuan, 35, was a passenger in the Hyundai who suffered serious, life-threatening injuries and died after being rushed to the hospital by first responders.

Lopez Martinez was also hospitalized with less severe injuries, as were two firefighters. 

He was charged with Driving While Intoxicated - second offense in five years. Investigators say they believe speed and alcohol appear to be factors in the fatal crash.

The crash remains under investigation.