BLACKSBURG, Va. (WDBJ) - The Blacksburg Police officer who hit and killed a pedestrian in traffic was using lights and siren and had a green light at the time of the crash, according to Virginia State Police.

The officer was responding to a call involving a fire.

The officer hit the 22-year-old pedestrian in the early morning hours of Wednesday, December 3, 2025, according to Virginia State Police.

The victim, Spencer Davis Woodson Forsling of Blacksburg, was a graduate student at Virginia Tech.

The officer was driving a Ford Explorer at N. Main St. and Roanoke St. as Forsling was crossing the street; Forsling was pronounced dead at the scene.

The officer was not injured, according to troopers.

The ongoing investigation is “to determine the factors in the crash and when the investi

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