NEW KENT COUNTY, Va. — Virginia State Police are investigating a fatal single-vehicle crash in New Kent County Wednesday morning.
The crash happened around 6:30 a.m. on Route 60, less than a half-mile west of Toe Ink Terrace.
VSP said the driver of an SUV was heading east when they ran off the left side of the road and struck a ditch. They then re-entered the road, ran off the right side, and struck a guardrail. The car continued about 50 feet along the guardrail before coming to rest.
The driver, identified at 59-year-old Deitra Lynn Saunders of Providence Forge, died at the scene.
VSP said she was not wearing a seat belt, and may have suffered a medical emergency before the crash. Speed and alcohol were not factors.
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