HANOVER COUNTY, Va. β Authorities have released the name of the 21-year-old man killed in a crash in Mechanicsville early Saturday morning.
The crash happened around 1:35 a.m. along the 7200 block of Brooking Way, according to deputies with the Hanover County Sheriff's Office.
A Ford pickup was headed south on Brooking Way when it ran off the road and hit a tree, according to a preliminary investigation.
The driver, Michael L. Gill of Mechanicsville, was the only person in the truck and was pronounced dead at the scene.
Family members confirmed to CBS 6 that Gill is the son of former Hanover County Public Schools Superintendent Michael Gill.
"Investigators are still collecting information to determine the circumstances that led to this crash," deputies said.
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