Pittsylvania County: No charges likely in fatal pedestrian crash

Pittsylvania COunty ambulance on city street police — (© john – stock.adobe.com)

A Chatham man is dead after he was struck by a vehicle Saturday traveling north on Route 719 in Pittsylvania County.

Maurice Anton Briggs, 33, died Sunday at Roanoke Memorial Hospital.

A Ford Expedition struck Briggs who was walking in the roadway, according to Virginia State Police.

The pedestrian vs. vehicle crash occurred at 9:35 p.m. on Route 719, two tenths of a mile south of Route 1004.

The driver of the Ford was not injured.

No charges are pending.

The crash remains under investigation, according to VSP.

Crystal Graham

Crystal Abbe Graham is the regional editor of Augusta Free Press. A 1999 graduate of Virginia Tech, she has worked for 25 years as a reporter and editor for several Virginia publications, written a book, and garnered more than a dozen Virginia Press Association awards for writing and graphic design. She was the co-host of "Viewpoints," a weekly TV news show, and co-host of Virginia Tonight, a nightly TV news show on PBS. Her work on "Virginia Tonight" earned her a national Telly award for excellence in television.

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Pittsylvania County: No charges likely in fatal pedestrian crash Saturday

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