Halifax Co. Crash Report: Wrong-way crash on Chatham Rd near Leighwood Trl kills 2, injures 2

Crash Report – Chatham Rd near Leighwood Trl,

Halifax Co., VA

 

Report ID: 2024 December 24

NCIC#: Unknown

OFFICER ID#: Unknown

Traffic Unit(s) Involved: 2

Occupants: 4

Injuries/Fatalities: 2 Fatalities; 2 Injured

Vehicle Damage (If Any): Unknown but likely

Property Damage (other than vehicles): Unknown

Road Surface Condition: Unknown

Manner of Crash Impact (Single Vehicle, Angle, Left Turn, Rear-End, Head-On, Sideswipe, U-Turn, Other, Unknown): Head-on

Location of Pedestrian/Cyclist (If Any): N/A

 

Narrative

HALIFAX CO., VA – Two people died, and two others sustained injuries last Tuesday in a wrong-way crash along a major roadway in west-central Halifax County.

The incident occurred in the afternoon on Chatham Road near Leighwood Trail. This is just northwest of Halifax in the White Oak area.

Police say that a Jeep and a Ford Explorer collided head-on when the driver of the Jeep veered into oncoming traffic.

Both the driver and a passenger from the Jeep died at the scene of the accident. Authorities identified the victims as 22-year-old Danyelle Hankins and 30-year-old DaShawn White.

Medics airlifted an infant from the Jeep and the driver of the Ford to an area hospital with unspecified injuries.

A full investigation is underway.

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Please note that the sample above was produced with details derived from a WDBJ 7 news article and is NOT meant to be taken as a real Virginia accident report.

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