CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA (CVILLE RIGHT NOW) – Eight crashes resulted in 10 fatalities in Virginia over the Labor Day holiday weekend, according to Virginia State Police, but none of those occurred in the Charlottesville and Albemarle County area.

Included in that total, VSP announced, were three pedestrians struck by vehicles – one in Alexandria, one in Emporia and one in Fairfax.

Three people were killed in a crash along Route 66 in Fairfax on Sunday. Single-victim wrecks occurred in Alexandria, Fairfax, Emporia, Isle of Wight, Lancaster, New Kent and Rockbridge.

In all, state police responded to 848 crashes during the long weekend.

“Drivers need to make sure they avoid distractions and are aware of their surroundings at all times,” said Lieutenant Colonel Todd Taylor, Director of the Virginia State Police Bureau of Field Operations, in a release.  “But pedestrians have a role to play in keeping the roads safe as well.  Our highway workers wear bright colored, reflective clothing so they are more visible to motorists.  Pedestrians need to consider how visible they are to motorists too and always cross roadways at crosswalks.  In addition, it is illegal for pedestrians to walk on an interstate or try to cross an interstate because it is so hazardous to do.”

The 10 fatalities matched last year’s total.

State police reported issuing 2,823 speeding summons, 1,571 reckless driving summons and charging 74 people with driving under the influence.