A 39-year-old Gloucester man died early Sunday when he lost control of the vehicle he was driving and crashed, Virginia State Police said.
Beverly Wade Chandler was driving east on state Route 198, just east of Route 608 in Gloucester County when the car crossed the center line, sideswiped another vehicle, ran off the road and hit a mailbox and then some trees. Chandler, who was wearing a seat belt, died at 9:33 a.m. at the scene, state police said.
He was among five people who died on Virginia roads in the last several days, bringing the total to 143 yesterday, compared with 148 at the same time last year, state police said.
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