Albemarle County man dies in crash on Route 250 Bypass Charlottesville police (FILE) (Source: WVIR) By NBC29 Newsroom | January 14, 2021 at 1:19 PM EST - Updated January 14 at 1:23 PM
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (WVIR) - The Charlottesville Police Department is investigating a fatal crash that happened Wednesday, Jan. 13 on the Route 250 Bypass near Locust Avenue at around 6 p.m.
Police say it appears a Hyundai Elantra was traveling on the Route 250 Bypass eastbound when it crossed the median and collided head-on with a Toyota Tacoma traveling westbound.
The driver of the Hyundai Elantra, 49-year-old Anthony Douglas Cureton of Albemarle County, was taken to the University of Virginia Medical Center where he passed away a short time later.
Police charge Harrisonburg man in connection with Beery Rd. stabbing Wilmer Crawford. Photo provided by the Harrisonburg Police Deparment (Source: HPD) By NBC29 Newsroom | January 8, 2021 at 3:08 PM EST - Updated January 8 at 3:08 PM
HARRISONBURG, Va. (WVIR) - A Harrisonburg man is facing a malicious wounding charge in connection with a reported stabbing early Friday.
The Harrisonburg Police Department announced Friday, January 8, that officers were called out to a home in the 2000 block of Beery Road around 1:30 a.m. Upon arrival, they found two men had been in a fight which led to the victim being stabbed.
The 49-year-old victim was transported to Sentara RMH and then to the University of Virginia Medical Center. Authorities say his injuries are not believed to be life threatening.
Fatal shooting under investigation in Town of Culpeper Police tape at a crime scene (FILE) (Source: Unsplash) By NBC29 Newsroom | January 1, 2021 at 4:19 PM EST - Updated January 1 at 4:37 PM
CULPEPER, Va. (WVIR) - Culpeper Police are investigating a fatal New Yearâs Eve shooting that killed one and sent another to a hospital.
It happened just after 11 p.m. Thursday on Third Street.
Police say an adult male victim died in the shooting, and a 17-year-old boy was taken to the University of Virginia Medical Center with injuries.
Police have not released their names.
Investigators believe everyone involved in the shooting knew each other, and there is no threat to the community.
VSP investigating fatal crash in Greene County Virginia State Police (FILE) By NBC29 Newsroom | December 30, 2020 at 10:13 AM EST - Updated December 30 at 10:13 AM
GREENE COUNTY, Va. (WVIR) - The Virginia State Police is investigating a crash in Greene County that killed a Free Union man.
Authorities say the crash happened along Simmons Gap Road, near Shifflett Road, around 12:10 p.m. Tuesday, December 15. A 1999 Jeep Grand Cherokee was heading south when it went off the side of the road, struck the embankment and overturned.
The driver, 75-year-old Alvin L. Shifflett, was transported to the University of Virginia Medical Center.
The Virginia State Police says Shifflett succumbed to his injuries at the hospital Monday, Dec. 28. Authorities note that alcohol was not a factor in the crash.