From www.swvatoday.com
By WAYNE QUESENBERRY/Staff
Virginia State Police are awaiting a report from the state medical examiner as to the cause of death of two motorists involved in separate fatalities last week. The single-vehicle crashes claimed the life of a Mississippi truck driver and a motorcyclist from Canada.
According to 1st Sgt. K.S. McCall, investigating officers are not sure if the drivers suffered some kind of medical problem that caused them to wreck. Both vehicles swerved from the road and ran into guardrails.
Theresa Davis, 51, of Mississaugh, Ontario, died Sunday afternoon, July 10, on Interstate 77 in Bland County after her southbound 2000 Honda Shadow V motorcycle veered off the road to the left and struck a guardrail, according to McCall. She died at the scene around 12:40 p.m., he said.
The victim was accompanied by her husband, who was riding a separate motorcycle, McCall said.
Master Trooper Thomas Roseberry was the investigating officer.
Joey Langley, 41, of Marietta, Miss., died early Tuesday morning, July 12, on Interstate 81 at the 72.8 mile marker in Wythe County, McCall reported. He was operating a northbound 2007 Peterbilt car hauler around 2:09 a.m. when the carhauler ran off the right side of the road into an embankment, traveled down the ditch line and through the guardrail, the officer said.
Trooper Jason Crowder investigated the wreck.
McCall pointed out it will take awhile for the medical examiner to conduct an autopsy in each case and determine the cause of death of the drivers.
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Commentary:
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