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11/30/11 Pedestrian hit on Route 9 | LoudounTimes.com 1/4 www.loudo untimes.com/inde x.php/news/artic le/pedestrian_hit_on_rout e_9123/ Mobile Website | Login | Register Staff Directory | Advertise | Subscribe | About Us Advanced Search SEARCH 1 1 Tuesday, Nov. 22, 2011 by Laura Peters | 29 comments | Email this story A pedestrian was hit by a ca r on Rou te 9 while attempti ng to cross the two-lane road at 5:30 p.m. on Nov. 21. The vehicle was travel ing northbound on R oute 9 when it hit the 18-year-old man near Shad y Lane outside of Hillsboro. According to Loud oun Cou nty Sheriff’s Office Spokes man, Kraig Troxell, the man who resides in Harpers Ferry, W.Va., was traveling on foot from West Virginia to the Virginia state line. “He was using a c ut-through through the woods c oming from West Virgini a into Virginia to acc ess Sweet Spring Store,” Troxell said. “He was attempting to cross traffic during hea vy rush hour traffic. One vehicle attempted to swerve to miss him and he was struck by a second vehicle who was also attempting to miss him.” The incident closed the road for more than an hour. The victim was taken to Winchester Hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. As of last night, he was in stable condition, according to Troxell. Troxell said no charges have been filed against the victim or the driver. The investigation is ongoing. Comments Sat, Nov 26 at 07:03 AM by Stale Wormfardt Jr | Report this comment You are right Stale Wormfart, WV should use some stimulus money from that bypass they are building and make a ped estrian bridge over 9 into VA. Is it shovel re ady though ? Fri, Nov 25 at 09:10 AM by Terry | Report this comment You tell em Dale Ernheart! Thu, Nov 24 at 05:00 PM by Dale Irnheart | Report this comment It figures that one hill billy from Virginia would call someone from West Virginia a h ill bil ly and filth. You do realize that a state line doesn’ t define intelligence? And people, drive this route during rush h our and you’ll b e asking why there’s no method for safe passage across the road due to the heavy and impatient Stay Connected Follow Us on Twitter News | Sports Most Popular in News Sunday, Nov. 27 | 33706 views UPDATE: Man’s body found in water day after boat capsizes on Beaverdam Creek Reservoir Tuesday, Nov. 29 | 6065 views Zebra pair escap es from Leesburg Animal Park for three hours Wednesday, Nov. 30 | 4814 views New FBI headquarters could relocate to Loudoun Saturday, Nov. 26 | 4063 views West Virginia man dies after tree falls on vehicle Friday, Nov. 25 | 2778 views Black Friday in Loudoun News Opi nions Sports Entertainment Blo gs Video Class ifie ds Adver tise Pedestrian hit on Route 9 Introducing Google Music Upload 20,000 of Your Songs, Free. Listen Anywhere, Even Offline. Google.com/Music

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Tuesday, Nov. 22, 2011 by Laura Peters | 29 comments | Email this story

A pedestrian was hit by a car on Route 9 while attempting to cross the two-lane road at 5:30p.m. on Nov. 21.

The vehicle was traveling northbound on Route 9 when it hit the 18-year-old man near Shady Lane outside of Hillsboro.

According to Loudoun County Sheriff’s Office Spokesman, Kraig Troxell, the man who resides inHarpers Ferry, W.Va., was traveling on foot from West Virginia to the Virginia state line.

“He was using a cut-through through the woods coming from West Virginia into Virginia toaccess Sweet Spring Store,” Troxell said. “He was attempting to cross traffic during heavy rushhour traffic. One vehicle attempted to swerve to miss him and he was struck by a second vehicle who was also attempting to miss him.”

The incident closed the road for more than an hour.

The victim was taken to Winchester Hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. As of last night,he was in stable condition, according to Troxell.

Troxell said no charges have been filed against the victim or the driver. The investigation isongoing.

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Sat, Nov 26 at 07:03 AM by Stale Wormfardt Jr | Report this comment

You are right Stale Wormfart, WV should use some stimulus money from that bypass they are building and make a pedestrian bridge over 9 into VA. Is itshovel ready though?

Fri, Nov 25 at 09:10 AM by Terry | Report this comment

You tell em Dale Ernheart!

Thu, Nov 24 at 05:00 PM by Dale Irnheart | Report this comment

It figures that one hill billy from Virginia would call someone from West Virginiaa hill billy and filth. You do realize that a state line doesn’t define intelligence? And people, drive this route during rush hour and you’ll be asking why there’sno method for safe passage across the road due to the heavy and impatient

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