FAIRFAX, Va. — City of Fairfax Police arrested and charged a 94-year-old man in connection with a felony hit-and-run involving a pedestrian last week.
Timoleon Spiliotopoulos was charged in the incident and released from the Fairfax County Adult Detention Center on a $5,000 unsecured bond.
Around 5:50 p.m. on Nov. 29, police say a pedestrian was struck in the intersection of Fairfax Boulevard and Pickett Road.
Investigators say Spiliotopoulos was traveling west in the right lane of Fairfax Boulevard when he struck the pedestrian who was attempting to cross the road in a crosswalk.
Spiliotopoulos did not stay at the scene or identify himself after hitting the pedestrian, according to a news release.
The victim in this case suffered injuries not considered life-threatening and was taken to Fairfax Hospital for treatment following the collision.
No other information was made available.
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Area police are stepping up traffic enforcement throughout the region, hoping to bring down the number of people killed or hurt while out walking and biking on local roads.
In the month of November, there have been at least nine people killed in the region.
Helen Harris of Arlington, was hit by a dump truck while crossing the street in 2018. Today, she works Street Smart campaign which partners with law enforcement around the region to improve pedestrian and bicycle safety.
"I was able to push my stroller out of the way so my baby was unharmed," she explained of the accident that made her an amputee. "To this day I haven't crossed that particular street."
For many families in the region, however, it's become all too common to lose a loved one in these accidents.
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