The Richmond Police Department Crash Team is asking for the public’s assistance in identifying the driver and sole occupant of yesterday’s fatal single-vehicle crash.
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 the driver of the vehicle was operating the sedan, a 1998 Toyota Avalon, maroon in color, 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.
The driver was pronounced dead at the scene. Investigators are asking for information to identify the driver, an adult male. A stock image of the make and model of the vehicle is attached to assist the public in identifying the driver.
Anyone with information on the driver or this incident is asked to call RPD Crash Team Investigator R. Jamison at (804) 646-1664 or contact Crime Stoppers at (804) 780-1000.
