FAIRFAX COUNTY, Va. (7News) — Police say the pedestrian that was struck and killed on Route 28 in Chantilly early Monday morning was standing outside of his disabled vehicle when a truck driver drifted to the right and hit him.
On Thursday, Crash Reconstruction Unit (CRU) detectives determined that the driver of a 2016 Freightliner Cascadia 125 was traveling northbound on Sully Road in the far-right lane.
The pedestrian, Amin Emad-Eldin Hammoud was standing outside his disabled vehicle on the right shoulder when the driver of the Freightliner drifted to the right, crossed the solid white line, and struck him, according to police.
Hammoud, 33, of Centreville died at the scene.
The driver of the Freightliner was transported to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
On Monday around 7 a.m., Fairfax County Police Department (FCPD) officers responded to a scene of a pedestrian crash at Route 28 and Poplar Tree Road in Chantilly.
All lanes were blocked on northbound Route 28 for nearly an hour due to the crash, according to the Virginia Department of Transportation.
Police say alcohol and speed do not appear to be factors for the driver; circumstances surrounding the crash are still under investigation.