An Alexandria man has been charged with a felony hit-and-run for a crash in Springfield that killed a pedestrian.
Caleb Allison, 26, allegedly left the scene after striking Julio Cesar Pasassi, a 43-year-old Springfield resident, with his vehicle while driving east on Franconia Road near Elder Avenue around 6 a.m. on Sept. 13, the Fairfax County Police Department said in a press release on Friday (Dec. 20).
An investigation indicated that Pasassi was walking on the sidewalk when Allison’s 2012 Volkswagen Jetta came off the road and hit him, police say.
“Allison then fled the scene before officers arrived, and Pasassi was declared deceased at the scene,” the FCPD said.
Detectives obtained a warrant charging Allison with a felony hit-and-run on Dec. 16, and he turned himself into the Fairfax County Adult Detention Center last Thursday (Dec. 19).
As of press time, Allison was being held without bond at the county jail, but he’s scheduled to appear for a bond hearing at 8:30 a.m. today (Monday) in Fairfax County General District Court. A preliminary hearing has been set for April 1, 2025.
According to court records, Allison has faced numerous driving and vehicle-related citations in the past, including infractions from July 25 for failing to have a vehicle inspected and operating an unlicensed vehicle. Those citations were dismissed at an adjudicatory hearing on Sept. 23.
Pedestrian and cyclist fatalities in Fairfax County have doubled this year compared to 2023, according to data released earlier this month by the community advocacy group Northern Virginia Families for Safe Streets, which counted 20 deaths through November.
Overall, 51 people have died in traffic crashes in the county this year, per preliminary Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles data.
The FCPD also announced last week that it was charging a man with involuntary manslaughter and driving while intoxicated after he crashed on Fairfax County Parkway on Nov. 23, killing a passenger in the car.
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