Pedestrian Medardo Carrillo Arias, 71, dies after jeep strikes him on Route 7 in Falls Church, Virginia
Pedestrian hit and killed in Falls Church
The accident happened around 3:40 p.m. on Route 7 (Leesburg Pike) and Glen Carlyn Drive.
Police: 71-year-old pedestrian killed while crossing Leesburg Pike
Police said Arias was trying to cross the pike – from south to north and outside of a crosswalk – around 3:40 p.m. At the same time, the driver of a 2012 Jeep Wrangler was making a left turn onto eastbound Leesburg Pike from Glen Carlyn Road, according to a department press release.
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