Crime & Safety
Pedestrian Killed In Arlandria, Driver Charged: Police
A driver has been charged in a crash that killed a pedestrian, and over $15,000 has been raised for the victim's family.
ALEXANDRIA, VA — Alexandria Police have made an arrest after a pedestrian was killed in a crash Saturday night in Arlandria.
The crash happened around 8:10 p.m. in the 200 block of West Glebe Road, which is around the intersection with Mount Vernon Avenue. Police determined a single vehicle had struck a pedestrian.
The pedestrian was pronounced dead at the scene. The identity of the pedestrian was not immediately released due to next of kin notification.
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The driver remained at the scene and was not injured. Police issued a warrant for an involuntary manslaughter charge against the driver, Fredy Ortiz-Dominguez, 45, of Hyattsville, Maryland. Ortiz-Dominguez turned himself in to police Thursday and is being held without bail at the Alexandria Detention Center.
While the victim was not publicly identified by police, a GoFundMe has been started for the victim's family. Within a few days, over $15,000 has been raised.
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Gofundme for the family of local Alexandria man killed by a car while walking on a sidewalk at 8pm on W Glebe. I had his daughter in class and the son-in-law was on our soccer team (his sister was shot at CVS). Tragedy for this small group of Alexandrianshttps://t.co/yItVPRC6OP
— Gabriel Elias (@Gabriel3lias) November 16, 2021
Police continue to investigate and ask witnesses or anyone with information to contact Officer Wes Vitale at 703-746-6178 or call the non-emergency line at 703-746-4444.
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