VSP: Pedestrian hit by vehicle, killed in Rockingham County
Virginia State Police said a pedestrian was killed in Rockingham County the evening of June 18.
Police said the incident took place at about 9 p.m. on South Valley Pike.
The driver of a 2012 Volkswagen "could not avoid a pedestrian walking in the right travel lane," police said. The pedestrian, who was not wearing reflective clothing, died at the scene.
The victim was not identified.
Additional information was not made available.
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