Two people killed in crash in King William County due to possible medical emergency

KING WILLIAM COUNTY, Va. (WRIC) -- Two people are dead following a crash that occurred in King William County Monday afternoon.

At 3:15 p.m. on Monday, March 10, state troopers with Virginia State Police were called to the 100 block of Sullens Road for report of a single-vehicle crash. According to police, the investigation indicates that the crash occurred due to a medical emergency.

Officials said 85-year-old Dorothy Hill of King William County was driving the vehicle down her dirt driveway at about 50 miles per hour when her vehicle ran off the left side of the road and hit a tree.

Hill was not wearing a seatbelt and was pronounced dead at the scene, according to police.

(Photo: Virginia State Police)

A passenger in the vehicle, 67-year-old James Corbin of King and Queen County, had critical injuries in the crash and was taken to a local hospital where he later died due to his injuries. Police said Corbin was not wearing a seatbelt.