Posted August 13, 2015
by Doris Taylor and Margaret Kavanagh
Carrollton, Va. –
A Dominion Power worker has died after crashing into a tree in Carrollton on Thursday.
A Dominion Power employee says there may have been a possible medical problem.
This happened in the 15000 block of Cedar Grove Road near Carrollton Blvd. Officials say a 50-year-old man drove a 2015 Freightliner off the roadway and hit a tree causing minor damage to the truck.
The driver, identified as Richard Davis Wilkins, was unresponsive and was pronounced dead at the scene.
State Police are now investigating the cause and they are notifying family members.
Janell Hancock from Dominion Power said, "Our hearts are saddened by this news. Right now we are working with State Police to determine what happened."
No one else was hurt.