Elderly Falls Church Woman Victim Of Hit And Run: Police

FALLS CHURCH, VA — An 81-year-old woman has died after being involved in a hit and run incident Thursday at approximately 9 p.m. in the 7200 block of Lee Highway. When officers arrived on the scene, they found Raymunda Garcia-Hernandez of Falls Church in the westbound lanes, the police department said. Rescue personnel pronounced her dead at the scene.

Detectives from the crash reconstruction unit have determined that Garcia-Hernandez was crossing Lee Highway outside of a crosswalk when she was hit by a vehicle. The vehicle did not stop and has not been located and the investigation remains active, the police department noted.

Anyone with information about the crash is asked to contact the crash reconstruction unit at 703-280-0543. Tips can be submitted anonymously through Crime Solvers at 1-866-411-TIPS ( 866-411-8477 ), by text via“FCCS” and via internet. Anonymous tipsters are eligible for cash rewards of $100 to $1,000 if their information leads to an arrest.