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Tuesday, June 21, 2016

1 motorcyclist killed after he collided with car while fleeing from traffic stop in Gloucester County, VA


State Police identify motorcycle driver killed in Gloucester crash

  By Emily Satchell Updated: June 21, 2016, 12:10 am

 


GLOUCESTER COUNTY, Va. (WAVY) — Virginia State Police are investigating a fatal accident in Gloucester Monday evening.

The two-vehicle crash happened around 8:44 p.m. on Powhatan Drive and Mission Lane.

Police say preliminary investigation revealed that a Gloucester County Sheriff’s deputy tried to make a traffic stop involving two motorcycles for speeding. A 2009 Kawasaki motorcycle fled from the traffic stop at a high rate of speed down Powhatan Drive.

A 2008 Toyota Camry made a turn onto Powhatan Drive from Mission Lane when it was struck by the motorcycle. The driver, Cregg W. Cartwright, died at the scene.

Troopers are on scene investigating.