Crime & Safety
Woman Hit, Killed Standing At Mailbox In Kingstowne
BREAKING: Police say Tuesday's fatal Kingstowne car crash involved a woman getting hit by a truck at her mailbox.
KINGSTOWNE, VA—The fatal car crash in Kingstowne Tuesday afternoon involved a driver with a medical emergency accidently hitting a woman at her mailbox.
The accident happened around 2:45 p.m. in the 7000 block of Beulah Street near the Franconia/Springfield Parkway. Fairfax County Police say the pickup truck was traveling south on Beulah Street when a medical emergency potentially occurred. The driver swerved off the road but came back onto the street. The truck hit the victim before it stopped down the road.
Glenda Quiroz , 46, was pronounced dead on the scene. The driver was taken to the hospital with life-threatening injuries.
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Police do not believe speeding and alcohol factored into the accident. Anyone with information about the accident is asked to call detectives on CRU witness phone line at 703-280-0543, call Fairfax County Police at 703-691-2131 or submit a tip online through Crime Solvers.
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