Chantilly teen dies after crosswalk crash
Fairfax police say a student killed near high school was hit by a car days after dismissal.
By Lorenzo Patterson ·
A teenager died from injuries sustained in a car crash near Chantilly High School on Tuesday, Nov. 10. The Fairfax County Police Department announced the death on Wednesday. The victim had been struck by a vehicle on Nov. 4 while crossing Stringfellow Road.
The teen was trying to cross from the east side of the road to the west. Police noted the crash occurred outside a marked crosswalk. A Volkswagen traveling north hit the pedestrian. The teen was transported to a hospital with life-threatening injuries.
Fairfax County Public Schools has not confirmed if the teen attended Chantilly High. However, the collision happened around 3:12 p.m., shortly after dismissal. WJLA reported that the driver and the pedestrian were classmates at the school.
The Volkswagen driver was not injured and stayed at the scene. Detectives from the Crash Reconstruction Unit are investigating the cause. They are looking into whether the driver was speeding. Preliminary results rule out alcohol as a factor.
Victim specialists from the Major Crimes Bureau’s Victim Services Division are supporting the families involved. The FCPD released this information in a press statement. The department is asking for witnesses to contact the Crash Reconstruction Unit at 703-280-0543.
This death marks the 17th pedestrian fatality in Fairfax County so far in 2026. State data does not count two other crashes involving mobility devices. Including those accidents would raise the county total to 19. There have also been at least five crashes this year that killed a teen or child.
A 13-year-old Frost Middle School student died on Sept. 9 after being hit by a garbage truck while on an e-bike. A 9-year-old on an e-scooter died in a July 23 crash. In May, a toddler and their parents died in a collision on Route 123 in Oakton. A 16-year-old was among three people killed in a March 14 crash in Reston.
