Woman struck by own car, seriously hurt in Va.

WASHINGTON — A woman is in critical condition after she was hit by her own car in Great Falls, Virginia.

The incident happened around 10:30 a.m. Sunday on Challedon Road.  A spokesman with Fairfax County Fire and Rescue said the woman was in the process of getting out of her car when she got hit.

She had to be flown to Fairfax Hopsital, where she’s being treated for life-threatening injuries. Further details were unavailable.

The incident remains under investigation by Fairfax County police.

John Domen

John started working at WTOP in 2016 after having grown up in Maryland listening to the station as a child. While he got his on-air start at small stations in Pennsylvania and Delaware, he's spent most of his career in the D.C. area, having been heard on several local stations before coming to WTOP.

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