BREAKING NEWS: Pedestrian struck and killed on Route 229

Traffic in both directions is closed on Route 229 near Garr Avenue in the town of Culpeper after a car struck a pedestrian this evening.

According to Sgt. S.A. Roy of the Culpeper Police Department, a middle-aged man was struck by a southbound motorist around 6:30 p.m. Tuesday.

As of 7:30 p.m., traffic was being rerouted onto side streets. Roy said that one lane will eventually open as investigators examine the scene.

The driver, 77-year-old George Stroud of Culpeper, said he was on his way to teaching a Bible study class in Rapidan.

"I had just turned off on 229 (from Route 729) when all of a sudden he was in the middle of the road," Stroud said. "I hit the brakes, then hit him."

Stroud, who was not injured, estimates he was traveling 30-35 mph.

"I don't speed," he said. "I obey the speed limit all the time."

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