A man trying to help a tractor-trailer driver back out of a parking lot in Reston was fatally struck by another car.
Fairfax County police said 69-year-old Basil Knick stepped into the street on the 2500 block of Fox Mill Road to direct the trailer driver at about 11:30 a.m. Wednesday. He was hit by a car driving west on Fox Mill Road.
Knick, of Mineral, Va., was flown by helicopter to a hospital, where he died.
Darryl Barnes, the driver of the 2004 Saturn Vue that struck Knick, remained at the scene, police said. Barnes, 59, of Sterling, was charged with failing to pay full time and attention.
Police said speed and alcohol don’t appear to be factors in the crash.
