CHESTERFIELD COUNTY, Va. — One person died Thursday when their vehicle crashed into a Chesterfield retention pond.
Chesterfield Police were called to the 1900 block of Mount Blanco Road, off North Enon Church Road, in the Mount Blanco neighborhood at about 10:17 a.m.
"Witnesses saw the vehicle go into the pond; however, the driver did not exit the vehicle," a Chesterfield Police spokesperson wrote. "The operator was pulled from the vehicle by police and fire personnel. The operator was then transported to a local medical facility and succumbed to their injuries."
The driver was later identified as 52-year-old Pride E. Barker of the 12200 block of Ganesh Lane, police said.
An investigation into what caused the crash remained ongoing.
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