Photos: Candlelight vigil for pedestrians killed in Richmond
Natalie Rainer, right, holds a candle Thursday during a vigil in memory of multiple pedestrians who recently lost their lives.
A person holds a candle Thursday during a vigil in memory of multiple pedestrians who recently lost their lives. A total of 13 pedestrians were killed while walking in Richmond last year. According to data obtained by The Times-Dispatch, none of the drivers involved in those fatal incidents has been charged or prosecuted.
Natalie Rainer holds a candle during a vigil in memory multiple pedestrians who recently lost their lives, Thursday, Jan. 29, 2026.
Hannah Ayers holds a candle during a vigil in memory multiple pedestrians who recently lost their lives, Thursday, Jan. 29, 2026.
Natalie Rainer becomes emotional during a vigil in memory multiple pedestrians who recently lost their lives, Thursday, Jan. 29, 2026.
Laura Albert Suarez holds a candle during a vigil in memory multiple pedestrians who recently lost their lives, Thursday, Jan. 29, 2026.
Hannah Ayers holds a candle during Thursday's vigil.
Laura Albert Suarez holds a candle during a vigil in memory multiple pedestrians who recently lost their lives, Thursday, Jan. 29, 2026.
People hold candles during a vigil in memory multiple pedestrians who recently lost their lives, Thursday, Jan. 29, 2026.
Natalie Rainer, left, and Laura Albert Suarez, hold candles during a vigil in memory multiple pedestrians who recently lost their lives, Thursday, Jan. 29, 2026.
Laura Albert Suarez holds a candle during a vigil in memory multiple pedestrians who recently lost their lives, Thursday, Jan. 29, 2026.
A person holds a candle during a vigil in memory multiple pedestrians who recently lost their lives, Thursday, Jan. 29, 2026.
Laura Albert Suarez holds a candle during a vigil in memory multiple pedestrians who recently lost their lives, Thursday, Jan. 29, 2026.
Hannah Ayers holds a candle during a vigil in memory multiple pedestrians who recently lost their lives, Thursday, Jan. 29, 2026.
Natalie Rainer holds a candle during a vigil in memory multiple pedestrians who recently lost their lives, Thursday, Jan. 29, 2026.
On Monday evening, Cartwright was struck and killed while walking in a crosswalk less than a block from the offices of Virginia Living, where she worked for almost two years.
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“Two-thirds of Virginia voters agree politicians shouldn't be doing this.”
“Two-thirds of Virginia voters agree politicians shouldn't be doing this.”
