RICHMOND, Va. — Ten people were killed in Virginia crashes over the four-day Labor Day weekend from August 30 to September 2, according to Virginia State Police. The crashes were reported in Bedford, Caroline, Floyd, Henrico, Henry, Montgomery, and Northampton counties and the city of Lynchburg.
“We continue to be on an unsustainable pace for traffic fatalities,” Virginia State Police Colonel Gary Settle said. “As the year winds down, we cannot stress enough the need for people to slow down, to buckle up, to place their complete focus on driving, and to drive sober.”
Virginia State Police provided the following updates on the crashes:
Caroline County – William Bryon Gilman
At approximately 1:30 p.m. on Friday, August 30, 2024, Virginia State Police responded to eastbound Route 207 near the 3-mile marker for a report of a male that was crushed between two vehicles.
William Bryon Gilman, 83, of Ashland, Va., was driving a duelly F-350 pickup on Route 207 eastbound and was being followed by a flatbed tractor-trailer that was hauling construction equipment. The driver of the flatbed noticed the door of the equipment had opened, so both vehicles pulled to the shoulder to fix it. William Gilman was standing between both vehicles when the F-350 rolled backwards, crushing him between them.