Fairfax County Police Department News

McLean Police District – An 86-year-old woman was pronounced deceased following a fatal pedestrian crash in the 1700 block of Kirby Road in McLean.

Preliminarily, detectives from our Crash Reconstruction Unit determined Brigitte Forster, of McLean, was within the crosswalk attempting to cross Kirby Road around 6 a.m. yesterday morning. The driver of a 2009 Toyota Sienna was turning left onto northbound Kirby Road from the parking lot of 1728 Kirby Road. The driver cut the turn short and entered the southbound lanes striking Forster in the crosswalk. Forster was taken to a nearby hospital where she was pronounced deceased. The driver remained at the scene of the crash.

Preliminarily, detectives do not believe speed or alcohol are factors in the crash. Detectives continue to investigate the circumstances surrounding the crash.

Anyone with information about this crash is asked to contact our Crash Reconstruction Unit at 703-280-0543. Tips can also be submitted anonymously through Crime Solvers by phone – 1-866-411-TIPS (866-411-8477), and by web – Click HERE. Download the ‘P3 Tips’ App “Fairfax Co Crime Solvers”. Anonymous tipsters are eligible for cash rewards. Please leave contact information if you wish for a detective to follow up with you.    

This is the 7th pedestrian-related fatal crash in the County to date in 2023. Year-to-date, in 2022, there were 12 pedestrian-related fatal crashes.

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