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Pedestrian dies from injuries weeks after Richmond Highway crash

Published July 20, 2026 at 8:30AM

Richmond Highway sign (Staff photo by Mary Stachyra Lopez)

An Alexandria man has died from injuries he sustained while crossing Richmond Highway in the Hybla Valley area earlier this month, according to the Fairfax County Police Department.

Julio Quintanilla, 61, was struck by a 2025 Toyota Corolla heading southbound in the 7900 block of Richmond Highway on July 3 around 8:06 p.m. He was taken to the hospital, and though his injuries were initially believed to be non-life-threatening, the Medical Examiner’s Office informed police on Saturday (July 18) that Quintanilla had died.

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JUST IN: Man arrested again for 2014 pedestrian hit-and-run on Reston Parkway

By Angela Woolsey

Published July 6, 2026 at 2:45PM | Updated July 6, 2026 at 3:07PM

Fairfax County Police Department (file photo)

A Herndon man has been arrested and charged a second time in connection with a crash that injured a pedestrian in Reston more than a decade ago.

Police have accused Enda Browne, now 43, of crashing into a woman who was crossing Reston Parkway at Spectrum Center at around 6:30 p.m. on Nov. 16, 2014.

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Pedestrian using mobility device killed in Hybla Valley crash

By Mary Stachyra Lopez

Published July 6, 2026 at 8:30AM

Richmond Highway sign (Staff photo by Mary Stachyra Lopez)

An adult woman who was walking in the Richmond Highway (Route 1) area when she was hit by a truck has died from her injuries, the Fairfax County Police Department said last week.

Detectives from the Crash Reconstruction Unit are investigating the crash that took place around 7:45 p.m. on Thursday (July 2), as the woman was crossing at the intersection of Richmond Highway and Dart Drive.

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Arlington man charged in fatal pedestrian hit-and-run in Seven Corners

By Mary Stachyra Lopez

Published June 30, 2026 at 2:15PM

Hein Quang Le (via FCPD)

An Arlington man has been charged in connection with the death of a pedestrian in Seven Corners last month, Fairfax County police said today (June 30).

Hein Quang Le, 63, of Arlington was charged on Sunday (June 28) with felony hit-and-run in connection with the death of Falls Church resident Jose Jimenez at Patrick Henry Drive and Route 50 (Arlington Blvd).

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Driver charged in Fairfax County Parkway hit-and-run crash that killed a pedestrian

By Mary Stachyra Lopez

Published June 29, 2026 at 8:30AM

Shaza Edris (via Fairfax County Police Department)

The driver believed to be involved in a crash that killed a pedestrian on Fairfax County Parkway last December has turned herself in and been charged in the pedestrian’s death.

Shaza Edris, 20, of Fairfax, was charged with felony hit and run involving in death, and using a handheld personal communications device while driving, the Fairfax County Police Department announced on Friday (June 26).

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FCPD issues plea for safety to drivers, pedestrians after spate of fatal crashes

By Mary Stachyra Lopez

Published June 19, 2026 at 3:15PM | Updated June 19, 2026 at 10:20PM

Fairfax County Deputy Police Chief Dalton Becker highlights recent fatal crashes in a press conference at the corner of Richmond Highway and Frye Road in Woodlawn (via FCPD/X)

Calling the last 48 hours “a dangerous time on our roadways,” Fairfax County police are asking both pedestrians and drivers to pay attention and follow the rules of the road.

The Fairfax County Police Department held a press conference this afternoon (Friday) at the intersection of Richmond Highway and Frye Road in Woodlawn in the wake of five fatal crashes that have occurred over the last two days. Four of them killed pedestrians, while a fifth ended in the death of a motorcyclist.

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Fairfax County reaches double-digit pedestrian deaths for 2026 after four in two days

By Angela Woolsey

Published June 19, 2026 at 10:15AM | Updated June 19, 2026 at 10:21PM

Fairfax County ambulance (staff photo by Angela Woolsey)

Four pedestrians have been killed in crashes on Fairfax County roads within the past two days, bringing the total death toll for 2026 up to 10.

Fairfax County police officers responded at around 3:38 a.m. today (Friday) to Little River Turnpike at Southland Avenue in Lincolnia after an adult man was struck by the driver of an eastbound 2018 Honda Civic.

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Pedestrian dies after being struck twice in Richmond Highway crash

By Angela Woolsey

Published June 18, 2026 at 10:15AM | Updated June 18, 2026 at 6:59PM

Fort Hunt Road at Richmond Highway in Huntington (via Google Maps)

A pedestrian has died after being struck by two different drivers on Richmond Highway early this morning (Thursday).

Police officers and Fairfax County Fire and Rescue Department units were dispatched to Richmond Highway at Fort Hunt Road in Huntington at around 1:43 a.m. after one of the drivers reported to 911 that they “hit a pedestrian and then another car ran them over,” according to the police scanner.

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Pedestrian killed in hit-and-run at Seven Corners intersection

By Angela Woolsey

Published May 27, 2026 at 8:30AM

Car allegedly involved in hit-and-run at Arlington Blvd and Patrick Henry Drive in Seven Corners (car photo courtesy FCPD, road screenshot via Google Maps)

Fairfax County police are searching for the driver behind a fatal pedestrian crash that occurred early yesterday (Tuesday) morning in Seven Corners.

Officers responded at around 1:22 a.m. to Arlington Blvd (Route 50) at Patrick Henry Drive after a caller reported that a pedestrian had been struck by a vehicle and was lying in the roadway, according to scanner traffic.

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Second fatal pedestrian crash on Richmond Highway in 2026 under investigation

By Angela Woolsey

Published April 6, 2026 at 8:30AM

A fire truck arrives at the scene of a fatal pedestrian crash on Richmond Highway at Pohick Road in Fort Belvoir on April 3, 2026 (courtesy Dave Statter/X)

For the second time this year, a pedestrian has died in a crash on the Fairfax County section of Richmond Highway (Route 1).

Police responded at 10:30 p.m. on Friday (April 3) to Richmond Highway’s intersection with Pohick Road and Backlick Road in Fort Belvoir after receiving a report of a crash involving a pedestrian.