Update: Driver Charged in Centreville Fatal Pedestrian Crash

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Sully Police District – Detectives from our Crash Reconstruction Unit (CRU) have charged the driver from the June 24 fatal pedestrian crash in Centreville.

Detectives determined Climencia Melgar, 58, of Centreville, was driving a 2012 Jeep Grand Cherokee on eastbound Braddock Road. Melgar made a left onto Pickwick Road and failed to yield to a pedestrian as she was walking within the crosswalk.

Melgar was charged with Failure to Stop for Pedestrians. She was served a summons and released.

Detectives would like to speak to anyone who may have information about this case. Those with information are asked to please call our Crash Reconstruction Unit at 703-280-0543. Tips can also be submitted anonymously through Crime Solvers by phone – (703)246-4676, and by web –Click HERE. Download the ‘P3 Tips’ App and follow the steps to “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.

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(Originally Published on June 25, 2024)

Detectives Investigate A Fatal Pedestrian Crash In Centreville

Sully Police District – Detectives from our Crash Reconstruction Unit (CRU) are investigating a fatal pedestrian crash in Centreville.

Yesterday around 9:50 p.m., officers responded to the intersection of Braddock Road and Pickwick Road in Centreville for two pedestrians who were struck by a vehicle. The driver of the vehicle remained at the scene.

Preliminarily, CRU detectives determined Lubia Mirasol Vasquez Mateo, 46, of Clifton, was crossing Pickwick Road, not in the crosswalk, with another adult man. The driver of a 2012 Jeep Grand Cherokee was traveling east on Braddock Road and attempting to make a left turn on Pickwick Road and struck both pedestrians.  Mateo was taken to the hospital with life-threatening injuries, while the other pedestrian sustained injuries considered non-life-threatening.

Sadly, Mateo was pronounced deceased at the hospital. Detectives do not believe speed or alcohol are factors in the crash and 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.    

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