Pedestrian suffers life-threatening injuries after being struck on Route 7
An adult female pedestrian was transported to the hospital with life-threatening injuries after being struck by a vehicle on Oct. 16 in Bailey’s Crossroads, the Fairfax County Police Department reported.
The crash happened at Leesburg Pike and S. George Mason Drive in the Skyline area on Friday evening. The driver remained on the scene and was not injured.
Detectives with the FCPD Crash Investigation Unit are working to piece together what happened.
There have been several pedestrian crashes in the Annandale/Mason District area this year. In August, Adam Ali, age 59, died after being struck by a Metrobus while in a crosswalk on Carlin Springs Road in Bailey’s Crossroads.
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Stephen Roberts, 73, of Alexandria, was fatally struck on June 18 while crossing Little River Turnpike at Southland Avenue in Lincolnia. The driver, Claudio Medina Osorio, 19, of Alexandria, was charged with DWI.
On the same day, Sean King, 38, of Falls Church, was pronounced deceased after being struck while walking on the Leesburg Pike service road near Munson Hill Road in Seven Corners.
Three pedestrians were injured following a two-vehicle crash on Leesburg Pike and Crossroads Center Way in Bailey’s Crossroads in July.
In May, a pedestrian was struck and killed in a hit-and-run crash at the intersection of Arlington Boulevard and Patrick Henry Drive in Seven Corners.
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A fatal pedestrian crash on John Marr Drive in Annandale on Feb. 28 claimed the life of Sun Hyo Kim, 56, of Annandale. Police charged Lucas Lese, 20, of Springfield, with Failure to Stop for Pedestrians.
Christopher Young, 24, of Annandale was fatally struck by a hit-and-run driver on Jan. 7 on Little River Turnpike at Shelley Lane in Annandale.
There were 14 pedestrian fatalities in Fairfax County in 2025. There were 13 in 2026 as of the end of August.
On Nov. 15, Northern Virginia Families for Safe Streets invites the public to a memorial on World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims. The event is 10:30 a.m. at Woodson High School, 9525 Main St., Fairfax.