December 26, 2023, News Release
LOUISA- At approximately 7:30 p.m. on Sunday (Dec 24, 2023) the Virginia State Police responded to a fatal crash on Interstate 64 at the 133.2 mile marker.
A 2019 Nissan Kicks driven by Aldo Jose Abello, 37, of Charlottesville, Va., struck a deer while traveling in the left lane of eastbound Interstate 64 at the 133.2 mile marker, disabling his vehicle in the left lane. Abello activated his the hazard lights, exited the vehicle, and stood on the roadside/ grassy median. A 2023 Subaru Forester, driven by a 37 year-old-male from Virginia Beach, saw the vehicle stopped in the left lane with it’s hazard lights activated, but realized he could not stop before striking the vehicle. Traffic in the right lanes prevented him from changing lanes. He then swerved into the grassy median, striking Abello.
Abello was taken to UVA Medial Center where he succumbed to his injuries.
No other persons suffered any injuries.
This crash remains under investigation.
While Abello lived in Charlottesville, the family has set up a GoFundMe page to bring him back home to Miami to be laid to rest.
