Police: Pedestrian Hit on Route 1 Early Tuesday

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A local man is being treated for serious injuries at Mary Washington Hospital after he was hit by a car early Tuesday on Jefferson Davis Highway (Route 1).

The accident occurred at about 1:15 a.m. in the 500 block of Route 1, according to the Fredericksburg police. A 23-year-old woman from Richmond was driving her Chevrolet Malibu north when she struck a 47-year-old man who was standing in the roadway.

The victim, of no fixed address, was transported by ambulance to Mary Washington Hospital with life-threatening injuries to his head and chest, police said. He also had multiple broken limbs.

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Both the driver and a witness traveling immediately behind the Chevrolet remained on the scene and waited for police to arrive. The driver and her 21-year-old male passenger were uninjured, police said.

No charges have been filed against the driver, and the police said they’re continuing to investigate the accident. The northbound lanes of Route 1 between Mary Washington Boulevard and Fall Hill Avenue were closed for more than an hour as police investigated the collision.

They have determined that speed was not a factor in the crash and the Chevrolet driver showed no signs of impairment, according to a police statement.