Sgt. Michelle Anaya of the Virginia State Police reported the accident at 7:38 a.m. on Route 13/Lankford Highway near Stumptown Road in Eastville, Northampton County.
Investigators said 79-year-old Arthur Wilmer Smith of Norristown, Pennsylvania, was driving a 2022 Toyota RAV4 northbound when he veered off the road, striking a ditch and culvert.
The vehicle caught fire with Smith and his wife, 77-year-old Susan Alice Smith, trapped inside. Both died at the scene…