A teenage pedestrian has died from injuries he suffered after being struck by a vehicle near Chantilly High School last week.
The Fairfax County Police Department announced yesterday (Wednesday) that the teen died Tuesday (Nov. 10) from his injuries.
According to FCPD, the teen was attempting to cross from the east side of westbound Stringfellow Road, apparently outside a marked crosswalk on Nov. 4, when he was struck by a northbound Volkswagen. He was taken to hospital after the accident, with his life in danger.
“Victim specialists from our Major Crimes Bureau’s Victim Services Division are providing support and resources to the families involved in this crash,” FCPD said in a news release.
Fairfax County Public Schools has not confirmed whether the teen was a student at Chantilly High, but the crash happened shortly after he was dismissed, around 3:12 p.m. WJLA reported that the driver and pedestrian were classmates at the school.
The driver of the Volkswagen was not injured and remained at the scene after the accident. Detectives with FCPD’s Crash Reconstruction Unit are still investigating whether the driver may have been speeding, but first ruled out alcohol as a factor in the crash.
Detectives are asking anyone with information to call the crash reconstruction unit at 703-280-0543.
The teen is the 17th pedestrian killed in a crash in Fairfax County so far this year, according to preliminary state data. Counting two crashes that killed people using mobility devices — which do not appear to be recorded by the Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles as “pedestrian-involved” crashes — would bring the death toll to 19 people.
There have also been at least five accidents in 2026 resulting in the death of a teenager or child.
On September 9, a 13-year-old Frost Middle School student was killed after being struck by a garbage truck driver while riding an electric bicycle, and a July 23 crash killed a 9-year-old riding an electric scooter. Additionally, a young child and his parents died following a May 17 collision on Route 123 in Oakton, and a 16-year-old was among three people killed in a March 14 crash in Reston.
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