UPDATE: Carrsville crash results in fatality
Published 9:47 am Monday, August 8, 2022
A two-car crash in Carrsville ended with one driver dead and the other charged with reckless driving.
Virginia State Police say 24-year-old Jose Ivan Marquex-Lizardi of Glen Allen ran a stop sign at the intersection of Holly Run Drive and Joyners Bridge Road. As he crossed into the intersection, a pickup truck driven by 20-year-old Mason Paul Rhodes of Chesapeake struck Marquex-Lizardi’s van.
Upon impact, the pickup truck overturned, ejected Rhodes and came to rest on top of him, killing him upon impact. Rhodes was not wearing his seatbelt at the time of the crash.
Police were called to the scene at approximately 6:46 a.m.
Marquex-Lizardi suffered non-life-threatening injuries and was charged with reckless driving, no operator’s license and no seatbelt. Neither speed nor alcohol were factors in the crash, according to police.