GOOCHLAND COUNTY, Va. – VCU graduate and Henrico County Sheriff’s Deputy Gabriel Pearce was killed in an early morning crash, Goochland Sheriff James Agnew confirmed.
Pearce, 23, was thrown from his vehicle when it crashed on Route 622 (Rockville Road) in Goochland about 2:40 a.m.
Agnew said Pearce’s 2003 Honda CRV overturned and hit trees after he ran off the side of the road. The investigation into what caused Pearce to lose control of his vehicle has not yet been completed.