Man Dead After Trying to Cross Eaton Place

A 66-year-old man was struck by a car while crossing Eaton Place in Fairfax City on Dec. 23. He died in the hospital five days later.

Juan Pablo Hernandez Rodriguez of Willow Crescent Drive appeared to be doing everything right. Rodriquez was crossing Eaton in a crosswalk with the "walk" symbol at around 5:15 p.m. when he was hit by a vehicle turning left from the Chain Bridge Road service road, according to the City of Fairfax Police Department.

He was taken to Inova Fairfax Hospital and released. Rodriguez later came back to the hospital and died from internal injuries caused by the crash, according to the Virginia Office of the Chief Medical Examiner.

Rodriguez was the second person to die from a traffic incident in Fairfax City this year. The first was a on Pickett Road in May.

Kyung Boo You, 44, also of Willow Crescent Drive, was charged with hitting Rodriguez. Police say speed and alcohol weren't factors in the incident.