Pedestrian fatally struck by SUV near Lynchburg General Hospital A pedestrian was struck and killed by a car this morning on Tate Springs Road – near Lynchburg General Hospital. It happened around 9:40. Lynchburg Police say 72-year-old Santos Jacobo Rodrigues was struck by an SUV and taken to the hospital, where he later died. The driver of the SUV, 27-year-old Kirstin Alana Futty of Lynchburg was charged with reckless driving. Here is the news release from Lynchburg General Hospital: Traffic Crash Fatality on Tate Springs Road LYNCHBURG, Va. – The Lynchburg Police Department is investigating a vehicle crash that resulted in the death of a pedestrian this morning.