By Associated Press - Sunday, January 27, 2019

ORANGE COUNTY, Va. (AP) - Virginia police say a man was struck and killed by a van while walking along a rural road.

The Virginia State Police said in a news release that the crash happened Saturday night near the unincorporated Wilderness area.

The news release says that a Ford Econoline hit a pedestrian wearing all black clothing and outside of a cross walk.



The pedestrian, 42-year-old Brett C. Stannard of Spotsylvania, died at the scene.

The driver wasn’t injured.

No charges were immediately filed and the crash remained under investigation.

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