VSP: 1 dead after single-vehicle crash in Gloucester

GLOUCESTER, Va. (WAVY) — A man has died after a vehicle crash on Route 17 on Thursday.

According to officials, around 3:45 a.m., Virginia State Police were dispatched to the northbound lanes of Route 17 nearby T.C. Walker Road for reports of a single-vehicle crash. This is in Gloucester County.

An initial investigation determined that the driver of a 2000 Chevrolet Blazer, later identified as 24-year-old Tyler M. Simmons, was traveling northbound along Route 17 when the vehicle ran off the left side of the road, ultimately striking a tree in the median and catching fire…

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