Police Need Your Help in Finding Hit-and-Run Driver

BURKE, VA -- The Fairfax County police are asking for the public's help in identifying the driver of a vehicle involved in a fatal hit-and-run accident last week in Burke.

Detectives with the Police Department's crash reconstruction team handed out fliers to motorists Thursday night at the scene of the accident, at Shiplett Boulevard and Capella Avenue in Burke, near White Oaks Elementary School. The detectives "were seeking info that could help solve the case and provide closure to the victim's family," the department said on its Facebook page.

The deadly accident occurred at about 9 p.m. Thursday, May 12, in the 6100 block of Shiplett Boulevard, when a car struck a pedestrian and then drove away, the police said. The victim, Matthew Calendine, 33, of Burke, was pronounced dead at the scene.

The car is described as a dark-colored sedan, possibly a Toyota Camry. Speed did not appear to be a factor in the accident, the police said.

Witnesses told police that the victim had stumbled into the eastbound lane of Shiplett Boulevard, where one car swerved and missed him, but a second car hit him. They said the car that struck the man appeared to pause for a moment before moving on. Bystanders rendered aid and called 911, the police said.

If you have any information on this accident, please contact Crime Solvers by phone at 866-411-TIPS/8477, email at www.fairfaxcrimesolvers.org or text “TIP187” plus your message to CRIMES/274637 or call Fairfax County Police at 703-691-2131.

Images: Police detectives hand out fliers to motorists Thursday night at the scene of the May 12 accident (FCPD); the flier describes the hit-and-run vehicle (FCPD).

The map below shows the location of the fatal hit-and-run accident: