Woodbridge woman struck by vehicles, dies

Three women have died in separate highway accidents in Virginia, the state police said yesterday.

She was the 72nd pedestrian killed on Virginia roads this year, state police said. Last year on the same date, 83 pedestrians had died in state highway accidents.

Police said Skupien died at 6:23 a.m. at the scene.

Milton, who was wearing a seat belt, died at the accident site at 2:35 p.m., police said. Her death brought to 790 the number of highway deaths in Virginia this year. Last year at the same time, 1,008 people had been killed on the state's roads.