Accidents that occured in Virginia or impacted Virginia residents.
A fatal two-vehicle crash in Bassett, Virginia claimed the lives of Denise Anne Cabrera-Cruz and Kateland Ann McKinney. The accident took place on May 28 when Cabrera-Cruz's vehicle crossed the center line and struck McKinney's car head-on. Both individuals who died were not wearing their seatbelts during the time of the accident.
One person was taken to the hospital after a single-vehicle crash on Spring Mill Road in Concord. The driver was taken to the hospital for treatment. Their condition is unknown at this time.
A 22-year-old man, James Gabriel Jackson Jabari, died in a crash in Pittsylvania County, Virginia. He was driving a Ford F-150 when he allegedly ran off the right side of the road and overcorrected, causing the vehicle to overturn and eject him. He was not wearing his seatbelt and passed away at the hospital.
Brookneal Volunteer Fire Department responded to a two-vehicle crash with multiple injuries. EMS transported patients from one vehicle to the hospital for further treatment.
Two drivers died in a head-on collision in Prince George County, Virginia. The incident occurred on May 19, 2021, when a gray Honda SUV traveling westbound collided with a Chrysler sedan traveling eastbound. The drivers of both vehicles, Deborah Graves and Wendy Boswell, died as a result of the crash. The investigation is ongoing.
VCU student Shawn Soares died in a traffic crash in Richmond, Virginia. Soares was walking on the sidewalk when a car hit him. He died at the scene.
A police chase involving a cement truck that stretched from Richmond to Henrico ended in an officer-involved shooting. The cement truck driver was taken to the hospital with serious injuries. No officers were injured.
A man was shot and killed in a crash involving a cement truck in south Richmond. The incident is being investigated as a homicide. Richmond Highway was closed for several hours but has since reopened.
Two people were seriously injured in a fiery pickup truck crash on I-495 in Alexandria early Friday morning. The truck, which was pulling a trailer with two other vehicles, burst into flames after hitting the Jersey wall. The injured victims were taken to MedStar Washington Hospital Center for treatment.
A dump truck driver was injured in a crash in Chesterfield County. The driver was extricated from the truck and taken to a nearby hospital. The accident is still under investigation.