Driver charged with DUI in pedestrian death

Posted on May 12, 2009

A man has been charged after hitting and killing a pedestrian with his car in April. The man, Brandon W. Meck, 25, of Virginia Beach has been charged with DUI and felony hit and run.

Meck was intoxicated when he hit the pedestrian with his Nissan Xterra last month. The pedestrian, David Paul Lucas, 57, was crossing Virginia Beach Boulevard near Great Neck Road when he was struck.

The auto accident was witnessed by a police officer stopped at a traffic light. After the collision, the officer rendered first aid to Lucas, however the Meck fled the scene. Another witness followed Meck and was able to provide police with his license plate number and the direction he was headed.

The pedestrian, a homeless man, was transported to a local hospital where he died from his injuries. Meck was stopped a short time after the accident about a mile away and was arrested.

Meck is currently being held without bond in the Virginia Beach Correctional Facility.

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