Suspect flees on foot after fatal hit-and-run in Springfield

SPRINGFIELD, Va. - Police say a suspect fled on foot after a deadly hit-and-run crash in Fairfax County on Friday morning.

The crash was reported around 7 a.m. on Franconia Road and Elder Avenue in Springfield. 

According to police, Julio Cesar Pasassi, 43, of Springfield was walking west alongside the eastbound lanes of Franconia Road on the sidewalk. The driver of a 2012 Volkswagen Jetta was traveling east on Franconia Road when they drove off the roadway and struck Pasassi. Pasassi was declared deceased at the scene.

Franconia Road was shutdown by police in both directions as crash reconstruction units investigated the incident.

This remains an ongoing investigation. Anyone with any information on the incident is asked to contact police.