SMITHFIELD, Va. -- A 45-year-old man driving a golf cart was killed in a head-on collision early Friday morning, according to Virginia State Police. The deceased driver was identified as Ryan Allen Cooling, of Elkton, Maryland.
"At approximately 12:51 a.m. (August 16), Virginia State Police Communications Center received a call of a two-vehicle accident on Route 10, east of Route 710, involving a golf cart," a Virginia State Police spokesperson said. "Cooling was traveling in eastbound in the westbound lanes of Route 10."
(PHOTO: Smithfield Volunteer Fire Department)
Police said Cooling was driving, without headlights, when a 2019 Mitsubishi Mirage struck his golf cart head on.
Cooling, who was not wearing a seatbelt according to police, died at the scene.
The Mitsubishi driver, identified as 30-year-old Joseph Thomas Connelly, of Smithfield, was arrested for driving under the influence, according to Virginia State Police. He was treated for minor injuries.
(PHOTO: Smithfield Volunteer Fire Department)
Route 10, near Cypress Creek Golfers' Club in Smithfield, was closed several hours while police investigated the overnight crash.
