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• Second Fatality After Crash on I-64 | Hampton, Virginia
  Dec 06, 2011

  Kimberly R. Brin, 17, died Monday morning, according to Sgt. Michelle Anaya, a Virginia State Police spokeswoman. Brin was sitting behind the driver of the Ford Taurus that was hit shortly before 3 a.m. at the Hampton and Newport News city line.

  Brin, who was from the Virgin Islands, was not wearing a seatbelt.

  State Police said a Chevrolet Tahoe was going eastbound in the westbound lanes when it collided head-on with the Taurus.

  Sierra Smith, 19, of 300 block of Nantucket Place in Newport News, also was killed in the crash. She was wearing a lap restraint and was sitting in the middle of the back seat of the Taurus.

  Full article; http://hamptonroads.com

• I-64 | Hampton, Va. | Head-On Collision
  Dec 05, 2011

  The crash happened just before 3 a.m. Sunday on I-64 westbound in Hampton near the Newport News city line.

  Police say that a car with five people in it was traveling westbound on I-64 when a car going the wrong way struck it head-on.

  One female passenger was killed and another sustained life-threatening injuries according to Virginia State Police spokeswoman Sgt. Michelle Anaya. Three others in the car suffered major but non-life-threatening injuries.

  The driver of the car that was going the wrong way also suffered major injuries but they were not considered life-threatening, according to Anaya.

  Full article; www.wavy.com

• Two Lawsuits Target Bayer Institute Plant
  Oct 14, 2011

  Two Institute-area residents on Wednesday sued Bayer CropScience, alleging repeated leaks and other accidents at the company's sprawling chemical plant made them sick and put them at risk of future illnesses.
  
  Sue Davis and Donna Willis seek monetary damages, future medical monitoring and a federal court order barring Bayer from making "inherently unsafe" chemicals "in close proximity" to the community.
  
  

  Tom Dover, a Bayer spokesman, said the company was aware of the suits and does not comment on pending litigation, adding, "but we believe these cases are without merit."

  The suits come two weeks after Chief U.S. District Judge Joseph R. Goodwin threw out a case filed by Institute resident Warne Ferguson. The judge said Ferguson had missed the two-year deadline for filing a wrongful death suit alleging Bayer's pollution caused the October 2008 death of his wife, Gail Marie Ferguson.

  Continue reading; http://www.wvgazette.com

• Accomack County, Va., Fatality on Route 13 - Lankford Highway
  Oct 11, 2011

  Upon arrival, it was determined that a 2001 Infinity G20 was traveling southbound on Route 13. A 2010 Dodge Caravan was traveling northbound Route 13 when it failed to stop at a traffic light, attempted to make a left turn onto Route 691, causing the Infinity to strike the passenger side of the Dodge Caravan.
  
  The driver of the Infinity, Harry Lionel Killmon Jr, 72 YOA, of Jamesville, Virginia, died at the Peninsula Regional Medical Center. The driver of the Dodge was charged at the scene for Failure to obey traffic signal. Other charges are pending upon the review of the Commonwealth Attorney.
  
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• Yorktown Naval Weapons Base - Virginia - Marine 's Hit by Car
  Oct 11, 2011

  The accident happened at 6:45 a.m. on Halstead Road. The Marines were part of the 2nd Fleet Anti-Terrorism Security Team (FAST) Company, Marine Security Force Regiment, based at the weapons station.

  The Marines were running in formation as part of physical training, said Mark Piggott, a spokesman at the weapons station. They were wearing reflective vests. Halstead Road is a major thoroughfare on the base.

  The identity of the Marine who was killed is being withheld pending notification of his family.

  The two injured Marines were taken to Riverside Medical Center in Newport News. There was no immediate word on their condition.

  The Naval Criminal Investigative Service is investigating the accident. No charges have been filed yet, Piggott said.

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• Onancock, VA. | Fatility on Bayside Road
  Oct 03, 2011

  The victim was Everette Summerville, 54 of Onancock.
  
  The pickup was a 1997 Ford operated by Kaleb Parks, 18 of Parksey.  Parks originally thought he had hit a deer and left the scene.  Parks later returnrd to the scene where is was charged with hit and run.
  
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• Chesapeake, Virginia | Crossing Guard Hit by Truck Has Died
  Oct 03, 2011

  The crossing guard was in the middle of the road directing traffic. She was wearing a reflecting vest.

  Police said the woman driving the Toyota Tundra may have been distracted by the sun.

  The crossing guard was transported to Norfolk General Hospital, where she later died, according to police spokeswoman Kelly O'Sullivan.

  The accident is currently under investigation.

  O'Sullivan did not release the victim's name but did confirm that she worked for the Chesapeake Police Department.

  Police said charges are pending.  www.wavy.com

• New Kent County | I-64 Crash Kills Norfolk Woman |Tractor Trailer
  Oct 03, 2011

  Sgt. Thomas J. Molnar this morning said the crash, which occurred at 10:31 p.m. near mile marker 207, claimed the life of Patrice E. Dilworth, 41, of Norfolk.

  Molnar said Dilworth was a rear-seat passenger in a 1995 Honda Civic that was trying to change lanes when it was rear-ended by a 2007 Volvo tractor-trailer.

  The crash, which closed the eastbound lanes of the interstate for about six hours, remained under investigation today. Molnar said no charges had been filed.

• Virginia Beach Crash |Police Identify Victim
  Oct 02, 2011

  Passenger William L, Keipe, of the 2300 block of Pierce Lane, was not wearing a seatbelt, police said in a news release.

  Police earlier said they charged Christopher A. Sell, 19, with involuntary manslaughter, driving under the influence of alcohol, illegal possession of alcohol and possession of an ID belonging to someone else. Sell lives in the 2200 block of Rayburn Lane.

  Police said Sell was driving a Nissan Xterra carrying three other people at about 1:10 a.m. when the vehicle ran off the road, hit some trees and landed in a ditch.

  Sell and a 21-year-old passenger were taken to a hospital. Sell suffered minor injuries and the passenger had serious injuries, according to police.

  A fourth person in the car was not injured.

• Reidsville, Va. | Two Fatalities in Crash
  Oct 02, 2011

  According to the report, officers observed a vehicle turn around prior to entering the checkpoint and left the area at a high rate of speed in an apparent attempt to elude the checkpoint.

  Officers attempted to locate the vehicle and found a red Ford Mustang overturned in the front yard of 13444 U.S. 158 West. The officers were able to extinguish a small fire coming from the motor of the vehicle and attempted to render aid to the occupants. The driver and one passenger were found to be deceased. A third passenger was airlifted to Baptist Hospital for treatment. 

  The victims were identified as driver Jesse Donnell Harrison, 41, of Ashley Loop Road and passenger April Lourdes Visaya, 24, of South Scales Street in Reidsville. The identity of the injured passenger had not been released as of Saturday afternoon.

  The accident is currently under investigation by the N.C. State Highway Patrol.

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