Pedestrian killed in hit-and-run accident

Detectives from the Fairfax County Police Department’s Crash Reconstruction Unit are asking for the public’s assistance in identifying a vehicle and its driver involved in a crash that resulted in the death of a pedestrian on Industrial Road near Backlick Road in the Springfield area.

David Velasquez, 29, of Arlington, was walking in the right lane of westbound Industrial Road at about 1 a.m. on Feb. 1, when he was hit by a dark-colored SUV traveling westbound on Industrial Road. The SUV did not stop and was last seen traveling north on Backlick Road.

Velasquez was taken to the hospital where he died from his injuries. “Speed and alcohol are unknown factors for the driver,” the FCPD states. “Alcohol is believed to be a factor for the pedestrian.”