Henrico man dead after vehicle crashes, flips in Richmond

RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) -- A Henrico County man is dead after police say his vehicle flipped on a Richmond roadway early Saturday morning.

At 4:52 a.m. on Saturday, Aug. 23, officers with the Richmond Police Department (RPD) were called to Chippenham Parkway near the Forrest Hill interchange for report of a single-vehicle crash.

According to police, when officers arrived, they found a damaged, overturned vehicle in the northbound lane and an unresponsive man in the roadway.

That man, 20-year-old Omar Colina Lead of Henrico, died at the scene.

Investigators learned that Lead was the driver and only occupant of the crashed vehicle. Police said speed was determined to be a factor.

The northbound lanes of Chippenham Parkway were closed for several hours due to the investigation, according to the release.

The investigation into this deadly crash continues. Anyone with information on this incident is asked to call RPD Crash Team Investigator D. Peppel at 804-646-1042.