Deputy City Manager Freas addresses pedestrian fatality on Emmet Street

On the night of October 1 at around 9:30 p.m., 67-year-old James Leroy Jones was struck and killed by a motor vehicle while he was crossing Emmet Street North near Holliday Drive.

On October 3, the Charlottesville Police Department filed charges against 20-year-old Eleanor Cribbs for reckless driving and for driving with a handheld device.

Deputy City Manager James Freas took the opportunity at the October 6 meeting to give updates on efforts to improve conditions for pedestrians…

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