Najdi Hicham, 45, killed in pedestrian accident with truck driver Anthony B. Custis, 34, on the Beltway in Fairfax County, Virginia
Modified Date:
Mon, 02/02/2015 - 7:00pmAccident Date:
Monday, December 29, 2014Driver charged in fatal hitting of pedestrian on shoulder of I-495
The accident shut down all four lanes of the outer loop of the Beltway for about an hour on Monday morning, and the road did not fully reopen until about 2:45 p.m. At that point, the Metropolitan Area Transportation Operations Coordination Program said that the crash had caused a nine-mile delay.
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A GoFundMe account has been setup to help Najdi's family. Troopers say the driver who hit him has been charged with reckless driving.
A truck driver was charged with reckless driving after he hit and killed a pedestrian on the side of the Beltway on Monday morning. The driver, Anthony B. Custis, of Baltimore, was holding a cellphone while driving a commercial vehicle, and his truck had faulty brakes and other equipment issues. Custis hit and killed Najdi Hicham, 45, of Centreville near Exit 49 for Route 7 in Fairfax County at around 10 a.m. on Monday. Hicham was working for Fairfax Towing and Recovery to remove an abandoned car from the shoulder of I-495 when Custis drove onto the shoulder and struck him. Custis, 34, was not injured in the collision.
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Type: Pedestrian Accident
People Involved:
Anthony B. Custis
Najdi Hicham
Roadway:
The BeltwayCounty:
Fairfax County, VAArea:
Washington, DC
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