RICHMOND, Va. — Hope Cartwright, a 23-year-old associate editor at Virginia Living magazine, was hit and killed as she walked across Cary and 2nd streets in downtown Richmond on Monday evening, Virginia Living publisher John-Lawrence Smith confirmed Tuesday. The Virginia Living offices are located on the same block where Cartwright was killed.
“We ask that you hold Hope and her family in your hearts during this unimaginably difficult time,” Smith continued. “She was deeply loved by all who had the privilege of knowing her, and she will always be remembered.”
Richmond police, who have not yet identified the victim, said Fourth Precinct officers were called to the intersection around 5:34 p.m. Monday and found a woman down and unresponsive in the northbound lanes of 2nd Street. She was transported to a hospital where she died.
Investigators determined she was crossing eastbound in the crosswalk when a vehicle making a left turn from East Cary Street struck her. The driver fled before officers arrived…