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Woman arrested for crash that left pedestrian dead in Fairfax County, police say

The woman hit in the crash, later identified as 40-year-old Elise Ballard, was pronounced dead by officials.

FAIRFAX COUNTY, Va. — Police have arrested a 26-year-old woman in connection to a deadly crash that happened in October. 

According to the Fairfax County Police Department, the crash happened just before 10 p.m. in the 5600 block of Leesburg Pike near Carlin Spring Road on October 26.

The woman hit in the crash, later identified as 40-year-old Elise Ballard, was pronounced dead by officials.

Detectives say 26-year-old Yaraliz Rivera Rosado has been arrested and charged with felony hit and run. Rosado allegedly hit Ballard in the roadway and then drove to a parking lot before calling police. She turned herself into the Adult Detention Center on Friday, Dec. 2, where she is held without bond. 

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