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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