NOTTOWAY COUNTY, Va. — A suspect was killed and a deputy wounded after a high-speed chase ended in a crash and shooting in rural Nottoway County early Saturday morning, Crime Insider sources told Jon Burkett.
A Virginia State Police spokesperson said an Amelia County deputy attempted to pull over a Toyota pickup truck that was clocked speeding at over 100 mph in a 55-mph zone on Route 360 just after 5 a.m.
"A pursuit was initiated," officials said. "A Virginia State Police trooper joined the pursuit, along with multiple deputies from the Nottoway County Sheriff’s Office."
The driver crashed into the woods along Route 460 at the intersection of Rocky Hill Road, not far from the Dollar General store, just after 5:20 a.m., according to the Courier-Record.
Troopers said the driver ran into the woods and was pursued by deputies and the trooper.
That is when shots were fired and the suspect was killed, according to troopers.
A Nottoway County sheriff's deputy was shot in the hand and taken to an area hospital, troopers said.
Billy Coleburn with the Courier-Record described the scene around 6:50 a.m.
"There are still just multitudes of officers from multiple jurisdictions here," Coleburn said as he approached the intersection. "That red truck crashed at about 5:25 a.m. and shortly thereafter a shot or shots were fired. There was a person wounded."
Officials said the Virginia State Police Bureau of Criminal Investigation’s Richmond Field Office is investigating the incident.
"Agents are working to identify the deceased and notify next of kin," troopers said.
The incident closed Route 460 east between Morgan Circle Road and Rocky Hill Road.
VDOT urged drivers to find other routes to avoid delays.
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