A man has been charged in a carjacking that left a Maryland woman dead after she was struck by her own vehicle.
Jose Aguilar-Martinez, 21, from El Salvador, has been charged with carjacking and is being held without bond at the Loudoun County Adult Detention Center in Virginia, according to a news release from the Loudoun County Sheriff’s Office.
Around 11:40 a.m. Sunday, deputies were called to the Town Center Plaza at Sterling, along Route 7, for the report of a carjacking.
They found Melody Waldecker, 54, of Silver Spring, had been struck by her own vehicle and killed on the scene.
Aguilar-Martinez then fled in the vehicle but was promptly taken into custody, the sheriff’s office said.
He was also transported to a hospital for evaluation for “an unrelated medical condition,” the sheriff’s office said.
Additional charges are pending for Aguilar-Martinez as the investigation continues.
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