Detectives from FCPD Crash Reconstruction Unit have charged the driver from the June 24 fatal pedestrian crash in Centreville.
Detectives determined Climencia Melgar, 58, of Centreville, was driving a 2012 Jeep Grand Cherokee on eastbound Braddock Road. Melgar made a left onto Pickwick Road and failed to yield to a pedestrian as she was walking within the crosswalk.
Melgar was charged with Failure to Stop for Pedestrians. She was served a summons and released.
Detectives would like to speak to anyone who may have information about this case. Those with information are asked to please call our Crash Reconstruction Unit at 703-280-0543. Tips can also be submitted anonymously through Crime Solvers by phone – (703)246-4676
Detectives from our Crash Reconstruction Unit (CRU) are investigating a fatal pedestrian crash in Centreville.
On June 24, around 9:50 p.m., officers responded to the intersection of Braddock Road and Pickwick Road in Centreville for two pedestrians who were struck by a vehicle. The driver of the vehicle remained at the scene.
Preliminarily, crash reconstruction detectives determined Lubia Mirasol Vasquez Mateo, 46, of Clifton, was crossing Pickwick Road, not in the crosswalk, with another adult man. The driver of a 2012 Jeep Grand Cherokee was traveling east on Braddock Road and attempting to make a left turn on Pickwick Road and struck both pedestrians. Mateo was taken to the hospital with life-threatening injuries, while the other pedestrian sustained injuries considered non-life-threatening. Mateo was pronounced deceased at the hospital. Detectives do not believe speed or alcohol are factors in the crash and continue to investigate the circumstances surrounding the crash.