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Police ID 79-year-old man fatally struck in Powhatan

Posted at 8:03 PM, Feb 17, 2017
and last updated 2017-02-18 18:51:45-05

POWHATAN COUNTY, Va. -- Virginia State Police have identified the man killed in a fatal crash involving a pedestrian in Powhatan County Friday evening.

State Police say the crash occurred around 6:20 p.m. at the intersection of Anderson Highway (Route 60) and Academy Road.

“A 2008 Honda CRV was travelling east on Route 60 when a male pedestrian stepped out into the travel lane from the right shoulder,” said Virginia State Police Sgt. Steve Vick. “The Honda unable to avoid struck the pedestrian in the left travel lane.”

Merle M. White, 79 of Powhatan County, was pronounced dead at the scene.

The female driver of the 2008 Honda was not injured in the crash; she was wearing a seatbelt.

There are no charges in the crash which remains under investigation, according to State Police.

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