Crime & Safety
Elderly Person Killed In West Falls Church Hit-And-Run
Police are looking for the driver who fled from the scene on Arlington Boulevard.
WEST FALLS CHURCH, VA—An elderly pedestrian was killed in a hit-and-run Friday evening in West Falls Church, according to Fairfax County Police.
Around 6 p.m., police responded to the crash on Arlington Boulevard near Summerfield Road. The 93-year-old pedestrian was crossing the road when a pickup truck hit him. He was not using a crosswalk. The truck did not stop and drove away.
The pedestrian, Pericles Apostolou, of Falls Church, was taken to the hospital and pronounced dead.
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Detectives are seeking the driver, who was believed to be in a dark colored mid to full-size pickup truck with an open bed.
Anyone with information is asked to call the Crash Reconstruction Unit witness phone line at 703-280-0543.
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