The Richmond Police Department Crash Team has identified the driver and sole occupant of Tuesday’s fatal single-vehicle crash as Justin Jenkins, 41 of North Chesterfield.
Yesterday, in an effort to identify the driver to be able to notify the family, the RPD Crash Team shared information with local media. Soon after media reports were broadcast the Crash Team received information which resulted in an identification of the driver.
“This was a challenging investigation for the RPD Crash Team,” said Special Operations Captain Christopher Gleason. “I’d like to thank media for their assistance and thank the Crash Team for their thorough work in investigating this tragic crash.”
On Tuesday at approximately 4:53 p.m., officers were called to the 3400 block of Walmsley Boulevard for the report of a vehicle that had left the roadway, crashed, and was burning.
Investigators with the Crash Team were called to the scene and determined Jenkins was operating the sedan eastbound on Walmsley Boulevard when it left the roadway, collided with a fire hydrant and came to rest at a line of trees, where it caught fire and burned. Jenkins was pronounced dead at the scene.
