FAIRFAX COUNTY, Va. — A Fairfax County fire truck hit and killed a woman who was lying in the middle of the road early Monday morning, according to authorities.
Both police and firefighters were responding to a 911 call for a woman who appeared to be intoxicated and was laying in the roadway.
The police officer who arrived first did not see the woman, but was waved down by the person who called 911, a statement from Fairfax County Police said. Fire Engine 31 was behind, and while the fire captain who was riding in the passenger seat saw the woman at the last second -- and yelled for the driver to stop and turn -- it was too late.
Firefighters jumped out and tried to resuscitate her. But Ashley Boardman, 23, of Middleburg, was pronounced dead at the hospital.
Detectives responded to the area of Laurel Glade Court and Glade Drive in Reston around 2:18 a.m. after the crash.
It is still being looked into whether or not the fire truck and police cruisers had their lights and sirens activated at the time of the crash.
Police and fire officials say the firefighters involved are deeply shaken by what happened.
"We're humans, so something like this is going to deeply affect us," FCPD Lt. James Curry said.
It has not been announced whether anyone involved in this crash has been out on administrative leave pending further investigation.
This is the fourth pedestrian-related fatal crash in the county to date in 2023. Year-to-date, in 2022, there were six pedestrian-related fatal crashes.