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Henrico Car Crash Kills Driver

Posted on Oct 14, 2008

Police believe that the driver killed in last week’s crash in Henrico was speeding down Pouncey Tract Road near Shady Grove Road in western Henrico County. The driver was killed early Saturday, October 11, 2008 when his vehicle crashed into two electrical poles and caught fire.

The car accident resulted in a predawn power outage for approximately 3,400 Dominion Virginia Power customers nearby, which lasted about 30 minutes. Pouncey Tract Road was closed until around 10:30 AM while police officers investigated the crash.

“There was no pursuit of any kind,” said Lt. Doug Barker. Barker said that a police officer saw the car speeding and the officer pulled out to drive after it. When the police officer caught up to the other vehicle, it had already crashed and was fully engulfed in flames, which prevented the police officer from being able to rescue the driver. Unfortunately, the driver was killed and burned beyond recognition in the 4:23 AM crash.

It is still not clear which direction the driver was heading or where the police officer was positioned. To date, the make and model of the vehicle has not been released to the public. The driver’s body was taken to the state medical examiner’s office.

Dominion Virginia Power spokesman Richard Zuercher said the vehicle struck two electrical poles, which ultimately cut off power to 3,389 Dominion Virginia Power customers. Power was restored, however, within 30 minutes of the crash to all but 39 customers. The rest of the community received its power by 6:25 PM, Zuercher explained.

According to Dominion Virginia Power’s website, it is one of the country’s 10 largest investor-owned electric utility companies. Dominion Virginia Power provides power to more than 2 million homes and businesses in Virginia and North Carolina. Service areas include the region from Northern Virginia to northeastern North Carolina.