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State police identify pedestrian killed on Bypass Road Tuesday

A Google Maps screenshot shows Bypass Road, where a pedestrian was struck and killed by a vehicle Tuesday night. (WYDaily/Courtesy of Google Maps)
A Google Maps screenshot shows Bypass Road, where a pedestrian was struck and killed by a vehicle Tuesday night. (WYDaily/Courtesy of Google Maps)

Virginia State Police have identified the pedestrian who was struck and killed by a vehicle Tuesday night on Bypass Road as a 68-year-old man from the United Kingdom.

Michael Craine, of Isle of Man, United Kingdom, was crossing the road with his wife around 7:40 p.m. Tuesday in the 200 block of Bypass Road when he was hit by a 2013 Volkswagen Jetta, Virginia State Police wrote in a news release.

Craine and his wife were not in a crosswalk, and the Volkswagen was “unable to stop in time to avoid” Craine, state police said. The Volkswagen then hit a 2011 Ford Edge.

Craine’s wife crossed the street without being struck, and made it to the other side.

State police said the driver of the Volkswagen is an adult male resident of Williamsburg. He was not injured, nor was the driver of the Ford.

Police closed the eastbound lanes of the road Tuesday night following the crash to allow investigation of the incident.

The crash remains under investigation.

Sarah Fearing
Sarah Fearing
Sarah Fearing is the Assistant Editor at WYDaily. Sarah was born in the state of Maine, grew up along the coast, and attended college at the University of Maine at Orono. Sarah left Maine in October 2015 when she was offered a job at a newspaper in West Point, Va. Courts, crime, public safety and civil rights are among Sarah’s favorite topics to cover. She currently covers those topics in Williamsburg, James City County and York County. Sarah has been recognized by other news organizations, state agencies and civic groups for her coverage of a failing fire-rescue system, an aging agriculture industry and lack of oversight in horse rescue groups. In her free time, Sarah enjoys lazing around with her two cats, Salazar and Ruth, drinking copious amounts of coffee and driving places in her white truck.

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