WASHINGTON — A Purcellville man has been charged with DUI and involuntary manslaughter after authorities say he fatally struck a runner in Loudoun County, Virginia.
Zachary L. Frye, 19, was arrested Friday morning at the scene, along Morrisonville Road near Lovettsville.
According to the county Sheriff’s Office, a passerby saw a vehicle off the road and the victim dead nearby around 7:30 a.m. Investigators determined that Frye had been traveling eastbound on Morrisonville, near Mountain Road, when he struck the victim and crashed into a tree.
Frye, who suffered minor injuries, remains in custody. The victim has yet to be identified, pending notification of next of kin.
