Female Pedestrian Is Fatally Wounded After Being Hit By Car On Fairfax Blvd

Updated (10:15 p.m.): This story was updated with information about the identity of the victim.

FAIRFAX CITY, VA — City of Fairfax Police are investigating a fatal pedestrian-involved crash that occurred early Friday morning at the western end of the city, according to Sgt. Brock Rutter, the police public information officer.

Around 6:01 a.m., police were alerted to the report of a vehicle hitting a pedestrian at the intersection of Jermantown Road and Fairfax Boulevard.

Arriving on the scene, officers found an adult woman had been struck by an eastbound vehicle as she was crossing Fairfax Boulevard. The woman, whom police identified as Dilia Escobar Romero, 48, of Fairfax, was pronounced dead on the scene of her injuries.

Investigators were still at the intersection around 10:30 a.m. taking measurements and collecting evidence, Rutter said.

Police established a detour around the scene of the accident for several hours, so that they could continue their investigation uninterrupted. The roads reopened to traffic around 11:30 a.m.

The driver of the striking vehicle remained on the scene and is cooperating with police in their investigation. A preliminary investigation revealed striking vehicle was heading east on Fairfax Boulevard with a green light. The vehicle struck Romero in the roadway, who was not in the crosswalk.

City police also responded to another traffic incident during rush hour on Friday morning. The westbound lanes into the city were blocked for a short time due to a disabled tanker truck at Pickett Road and Main Street.

Rutter described the disabled tanker truck as a "non-incident."

"It was just bad timing with a tractor-trailer disabling in the middle of a busy morning rush hour," he said. "That got towed promptly and was gotten out of there. That didn't mess things up too much."

Police diverted traffic, which allowed time for the a heavy town truck to haul away the disabled tanker. All lanes have since reopened.

Investigation at Fairfax Blvd and Jermantown Road has turned into a fatal crash investigation. Investors remain on scene and the established traffic detour is still in place.... more details to follow as they become available.
— Fairfax City Police (@FairfaxCityPD) November 5, 2021