UPDATE: The driver has been identified as Riley H. LaRue, 19, of Lewisville, North Carolina. We send our sincerest condolences to the friends and family of Riley LaRue.
Hanover, Va. – On September 19, 2015, at approximately 8:28 a.m. the Sheriff’s Office responded to a fatality involving a single vehicle crash on Cold Harbor Rd. near the Henrico County line.
The preliminary investigation revealed that a 2007 Jeep Wrangler was traveling north on Cold Harbor Rd. when it ran off the road striking a utility pole. The vehicle continued off road striking a small grouping of trees causing it to overturn end over end ejecting the driver from the vehicle. The driver of the vehicle was pronounced deceased at the scene of the crash.
The Sheriff’s Office has been in contact with the registered owners of the vehicle. Identification of the driver is pending confirmation by the Medical Examiner’s Office.
Investigators continue to collect information in order to determine the circumstances that led to this tragic incident.