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Police: 26-year-old driver charged for fatal 2-vehicle Fairfax County crash that killed pedestrian in shopping center parking lot

This was the 13th pedestrian related fatality in Fairfax County in 2022.

FAIRFAX COUNTY, Va. — A 26-year-old driver is facing charges for a two-vehicle Seven Corners crash that killed a pedestrian in a shopping center parking lot on Aug. 18, according to Fairfax County Police.

Detectives with the police department determined that Yansi Martinez Gonzalez, of Falls Church, was driving a Honda Civic north on Wilson Boulevard at the time of the incident. She made an improper lane change from the left lane into the side of a Volkswagen Jetta, which was also traveling in the same direction.

The crash forced the Volkswagen off the road into the adjacent parking lot, striking 62-year-old Albert Sweat as he was walking. He later died at the hospital due to injuries sustained in the crash.

After hitting the pedestrian, the Volkswagen continued over a median and struck a parked GMC Yukon before coming to rest in a mulch bed.

Martinez Gonzalez was charged with reckless driving and driving without a license on Wednesday, according to police. She was released on a summons and scheduled to appear in court. 

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