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Pedestrian Struck, Killed In Virginia Hit-Run Crash; Driver Charged Days Later, Sheriff Says
The driver behind a deadly hit-and-run that killed a pedestrian on a busy Virginia highway is now in custody, authorities announced.
Erick Cervantes Vallejo, 23, of Spotsylvania, was arrested on Thursday, Oct. 16, and charged with felony hit-and-run in connection with the crash that left 61-year-old James Bijesse dead, according to the Spotsylvania County Sheriff’s Office.
The fatal incident happened just before midnight on Saturday, Oct. 11, in the 10200 block of Patriot Highway, when deputies found Bijesse lying in the roadway.
He was pronounced dead at the scene, and the driver fl…