72-year-old Hanover man killed in Henrico crash caused by medical emergency
HENRICO COUNTY, Va. (WRIC) -- A 72-year-old Hanover County man is dead after police say a medical emergency caused him to run off the road and crash in Henrico County on Wednesday. Just before 9:30 a.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 20, officers with the Henrico County Police Division were called to the area of Mechanicsville Turnpike and Neale Street for report of a single-vehicle crash. When they arrived, officers found a Toyota Camry in the eastbound ditch of Mechanicsville Turnpike, near Chickahominy Bluffs. The driver, identified as 72-year-old Charles Colgin of Hanover, was taken to a local hospital, where he later died. Man accused of killing 3, injuring 2 in UVA shooting pleads guilty Investigators determined that, prior to the crash, Colgin was stopped in the far-right eastbound lane of Mechanicsville Turnpike. According to police, he experienced a medical emergency, causing him to suddenly accelerate and run off the road. He then stuck the embankment and several trees. No additional details are available as of the time of reporting. If you have any information that could aid in this crash investigation, you are asked to call the Henrico County Police Division at 804-501-5000.
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HENRICO COUNTY, Va. (WRIC) -- A 72-year-old Hanover County man is dead after police say a medical emergency caused him to run off the road and crash in Henrico County on Wednesday.
Just before 9:30 a.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 20, officers with the Henrico County Police Division were called to the area of Mechanicsville Turnpike and Neale Street for report of a single-vehicle crash.
When they arrived, officers found a Toyota Camry in the eastbound ditch of Mechanicsville Turnpike, near Chickahominy Bluffs. The driver, identified as 72-year-old Charles Colgin of Hanover, was taken to a local hospital, where he later died.
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Investigators determined that, prior to the crash, Colgin was stopped in the far-right eastbound lane of Mechanicsville Turnpike. According to police, he experienced a medical emergency, causing him to suddenly accelerate and run off the road. He then stuck the embankment and several trees.
No additional details are available as of the time of reporting.
If you have any information that could aid in this crash investigation, you are asked to call the Henrico County Police Division at 804-501-5000.
