Fairfax County police are investigating a Thursday morning hit-and-run involving a pedestrian.
The crash that occurred around during the morning commute killed a man at U.S. Route 1 and Woodlawn Trail in Fort Hunt, police said on social media.
Officers are on scene of a fatal pedestrian crash at Route 1 & Woodlawn Trail in Fort Hunt. The pedestrian, an adult male, was declared deceased at the scene.
— Fairfax County Police (@FairfaxCountyPD) September 26, 2024
The driver of the striking vehicle fled the scene. (1/2) pic.twitter.com/21aeyJ5dBS
The man died at the scene. It was raining across NoVA at the time of the pedestrian fatality.
Last weekend, three pedestrians died as a result of drivers striking them. None of those crashes involved hit-and-run drivers. One was struck on Thursday and the other two on Saturday.
Feature image courtesy Fairfax County Police Department/Facebook
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