Home Update: Pedestrian struck by car on Route 29 in Albemarle County last week dies
News

Update: Pedestrian struck by car on Route 29 in Albemarle County last week dies

AFP
police-fire-ems
(© annette shaff – stock.adobe.com)

Update: Monday, Nov. 9, 4:12 p.m. A pedestrian struck by a vehicle near the intersection of Route 29 and Twentyninth Place who was transported to UVA Hospital has succumbed to his injuries.

The victim has been identified as 23-year-old Marcos Enrrique Arroyo of Troy.

At this time, there are no pending charges against the driver. The crash remains under investigation by ACPD’s Fatal Crash Reconstruction Team.

This is the third pedestrian fatality investigated by ACPD in 2020.

 

First report: Tuesday, Nov. 3, 6:33 p.m. Albemarle County Police responded to a call at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday for pedestrian struck by a vehicle near the intersection of Route 29 and Twentyninth Place.

A northbound vehicle struck the individual as they attempted to cross from west of 29 to the eastern side. The individual was transported to UVA Hospital.

The driver of the vehicle is cooperating with the investigation.

Northbound traffic was reduced to one lane before being closed to all traffic to assist with the initial investigation and to clear the scene.

The roadway reopened to traffic at approximately 6:20 p.m.




Multimedia

 

AFP

AFP

Have a guest column, letter to the editor, story idea or a news tip? Email editor Chris Graham at [email protected]. Subscribe to AFP podcasts on Apple PodcastsSpotifyPandora and YouTube.

Latest News

police ICE agent
Trump's America

John Whitehead | The gloves are off: ICE, electric shock weapons and secret police

classical music
Local

Series to highlight ‘250 Years of Local Music’ in Charlottesville, Albemarle

The Albemarle Charlottesville Historical Society will be partnering with The Front Porch to host a seven-month program series entitled “250 Years of Local Music: Exploring Musical Traditions of Charlottesville & Albemarle."

soccer
Sports

Women’s Soccer: #13 UVA rolls to 7-0 win over La Salle to improve to 3-0-0

I’m not sure why you play teams that you’re going to beat 7-0, which was the final score for #13 Virginia in its game with La Salle on Thursday at Klöckner Stadium.

new japan pro wrestling
Sports

G1 Climax 36 finale review: Ryohei Oiwa vs. Yuya Uemura for the title shot

uva basketball
Basketball, Go 'Hoos

UVA Basketball: Comparing Roussell’s non-conference schedule to Coach Mox

uva football solomon beebe
Football, Go 'Hoos

UVA Football: Backup tailback Solomon Beebe arrested on animal-cruelty charges

Tom Perriello
Virginia Politics

Democrats target Tom Perriello, offer resources to flip Fifth District seat