MAY 29, 2015
Campbell County, VA
Chunks of wood are all that remain on Route 29 at the Gladys Road intersection, after an early morning accident left a female driver dead.
State Police tell ABC-13 the accident occurred at 5:45am in the Southbound lanes of Route 29, just north of Altavista. A 2014 Kia was traveling North, when a log came through the windshield, striking the driver.
The driver of the Kia, Tina C. Catron, 44, of Altavista, Va., died at the scene of blunt force trauma. A 5-year-old male in the back seat was not injured. He was safely secured in a booster seat.
Police say there were no other cars were on the scene at the time, and it could be very likely that the log fell from a truck without the driver even knowing.
State police are continuing to look for more information on the truck that the log must have fallen from.
Anyone with information on the truck or crash is asked to call State police at 434-352-7128.