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Man killed in Hopewell, Virginia Hit and Run Car Crash

A thirty-five-year old man is dead after he was struck by a hit-and-run driver while talking on a cell phone beside his disabled car.
 
The Hopewell, VA car accident occurred about 1 a.m. on Saturday, November 7 on I-295 north near the Airport Drive exit. Linwood F. Miles Jr. was driving a 2002 Chevrolet Impala that became disabled. He and his passenger pulled off onto the right shoulder of 295. Miles stepped outside the vehicle to make a cellphone call.  He was standing in the right lane when he was hit by a Mercury Villager van.  The driver of the van left the scene.  
 
Virginia State police later arrested Brian K. Smith, 33, of Highland Springs.  He is charged with felony hit-and-run and is being held without bond pending a December 8 hearing.
 
According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) about 16% of American pedestrian fatalities occur on freeways when drivers leave a disable or stranded vehicle. Click here to learn what to do if your vehicle becomes disabled on the highway.

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