AN ABINGDON VIRGINA WOMAN HAS BEEN KILLED AS THE RESULT OF BEING STRUCK BY A CAR WHILE SHE WAS WALKING. ACCORDING TO VIRGINIA STATE POLICE, 44 YEAR OLD MARY ELIZABETH CROUSE WAS WALKING IN THE MEADOWVIEW COMMUNITY ALONG ROUTE 11, ALSO KNOWN AS THE LEE HIGHWAY, NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF ROUTE 704 WHEN A CAR HIT HER. CROUSE WAS PRONOUNCED DEAD AT JOHNSTON MEMORIAL HOSPITAL. THE INVESTIGATION IS CONTINUING. IT’S NOT KNOWN IF ANY CHARGES HAVE BEEN FILED AGAINST THE DRIVER.