One dead in crash
Published 9:55 pm Tuesday, November 3, 2020
One man died in a crash in Surry County on Tuesday.
The crash was reported at 1:58 p.m. on Route 10 east of Route 680 in Surry County, according to the Virginia State Police.
The driver of a 2008 Mazda Tribute, Christina R. Mramor, lost control of the vehicle, ran off the roadway and into a cutover, the state police said.
The vehicle struck a tree stump in the cutover, causing it to flip and roll over.
The front seat passenger, Malcom R. Johnson, 29, of the 36300 block of Broadwater Road, Ivor, was not wearing his seat belt and was ejected from the vehicle. Johnson died at the scene shortly thereafter.
Mramor and a back seat passenger, 43-year-old Demarcus A. Gatling, were transported to Southside Regional Memorial Center with injuries not considered life-threatening, Virginia State Police said.
The crash is still under investigation. Any charges will be placed after consultation with the Commonwealth’s Attorney’s Office.