Fairfax County Police Department News

Fair Oaks Police District – Detectives from our Crash Reconstruction Unit (CRU) continue to investigate a fatal pedestrian crash in Oakton.

On September 21, around 8:42 a.m., officers responded to the intersection of Hunter Mill Road and Lynnhaven Place in Oakton for a pedestrian who was struck by the driver of a vehicle. The driver remained at the scene.

Preliminarily, detectives determined that Choon Kook, 80, of Vienna, entered the crosswalk at the intersection of Hunter Mill Road and Lynnhaven Place. The driver of a Ford F-150 was attempting to make a turn into the Oakton Shopping Center from Hunter Mill Road and struck Kook.  Kook was transported to the hospital and was later pronounced deceased.

Speed and alcohol do not appear to be a factor for the driver. Alcohol does not appear to be a factor for the pedestrian. The circumstances surrounding the crash are still being investigated.

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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