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Hopewell teenager dies in Charles City car accident

By Community Member | October 18, 2024 11:33 am

A Hopewell teenager has died as the result of an Oct. 17 morning accident in Charles City County.

According to a Virginia State Police Report, at 7:40 a.m., officers responded to a single-vehicle crash on John Tyler Memorial Highway (Route 5) about a half-mile east of Wilcox Neck Road (Route 623). A preliminary investigation reveals that a 2017 Ford Fusion was traveling westbound on John Tyler Memorial Highway when it ran off the right side of the road, struck trees and a culvert, before overturning and striking more trees, eventually coming to rest on its roof.

The driver, identified as Justin Paul Dorriety, 19, of Hopewell, succumbed to his injuries at the scene of the accident. He was not wearing a seatbelt.

The crash remains under investigation.