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Chesapeake, Virginia | Pedestrian Deaths on the Rise

A 25-year-old man struck and killed by a car Sunday became the third pedestrian to die in the city this year, marking a four-year high in pedestrian fatalities.

Joeray L. Suarez’s death on North Battlefield Boulevard in front of a Wendy’s restaurant occurred less than a week after another pedestrian – a school crossing guard – was struck and killed in a Western Branch crosswalk.

In 2007, three pedestrians died in the city, according to figures from the state’s Department of Motor Vehicles. But in the past two years, there was just one – in 2010.

In all South Hampton Roads cities, Virginia Beach consistently has had the highest number of pedestrian fatalities for the area: four each year from 2008 to 2010.

Suarez’s death also marked another unfortunate milestone for Chesapeake: His was the 18th traffic fatality this year, a record for the city’s Police Department.

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