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Virginia Woman Hit By Car Bringing Flowers To Dead Granddaughter’s Memorial

In Virginia, 74-year-old grandmother was struck and killed by a car while placing flowers on the roadside memorial of her granddaughter who had been killed in a VA traffic accident weeks before.

Lt. C. Ferrigno of the Henrico Police Department told reporters that senior Ruth M. Bellio and her husband, 79-year-old Joseph, were struck by an oncoming car in the Richmond suburb of Henrico on Saturday. Ruth was killed in the pedestrian roadside accident while Joseph was treated for his car accident injuries at VCU Medical Center.

Virginia Police say that 25-year-old Danielle Bellio was killed on November 21 in the same spot, where her car ran off of the road and struck a tree. The accident occurred after Bellio allegedly ran a red light on West Broad Street in Henrico and then sped away from the police. She was rushed to the VCU Medical Center but died of her car accident injuries. Her family said that she had been drinking on the night of the accident.

Many have commented on the dangers of Springfield Road, which curves sharply multiple times and which has been the scene of a number of other serious car accidents throughout the years. In fact, the road has been on the Virginia Department of Transportation’s list for safety improvements for some time.

This death also raises some questions as to the safety of roadside memorials in Virginia, which could put the safety of mourners into question.

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