News

Dillwyn man’s death in I-64 Tuesday crash may be from other cause

5 years ago in Local, Surrounding Counties

Photo: WINA

FERNCLIFF (WINA) – State Police say a Dillwyn man is dead after a Tuesday afternoon crash on I-64 in Louisa County, but it’s possible his death is not the result of crash injuries. Nevertheless, the crash was serious as 61-year old Vennor Peaks was the driver of a 2007 Chevy Trailblazer shortly after noon Tuesday that had stopped partially blocking the right lane and deceleration lane from westbound 64 to Exit 143… the Louisa-Ferncliff exit.

A tractor-trailer could not stop in time and smashed into the Trailblazer, knocking the Trailblazer into another vehicle in the left lane. The tractor-trailer then ran off the right side of the interstate into some trees.

Peaks was transported to a local hospital and declared dead, and remains are at the medical examiner to determine cause of death. The tractor-trailer driver suffered non-life threatening injuries… and the driver of the third vehicle was not hurt.

Latest News

1 hour ago in Entertainment, UVA, Virginia Assembly

New UVA Center for the Arts to expand art program offerings

Fresh

UVA Arts Center rendering

The expanded center is scheduled to open in 2030.

2 days ago in Local, UVA

UVA researchers study how hormones affect medications

UVA researchers are using a new computer model to study how hormones, gut bacteria and other systems in the body may influence how people respond to medications, with bacterial vaginosis (BV) among the conditions being studied.

3 days ago in Business, Charlottesville City, Entertainment, Local, Surrounding Counties, UVA

Charlottesville Pride Festival expected to be biggest to date

Cville Pride President Nick Hutchins says that the celebration of the local area was and is the primary focus of the festival to avoid it falling into some of the corporate traps the parties in bigger cities do.

3 days ago in Albemarle County, Charlottesville City, Crime, Entertainment, Local

22 years after release, ‘Juvies’ still holds powerful message

juvies image still

A screening of the 2004 documentary focusing on juveniles tried as adults in the criminal justice system will be at Vinegar Hill Theatre Friday hosted by the Indie short Film Festival.

4 days ago in Albemarle County, Charlottesville City, Crime, Education, Local, Surrounding Counties

Are Albemarle, Charlottesville prepared for the threat of school shootings?

County and city officials say that through training and an integrated approach, they're as ready as they can be to respond in the event of school shooting like the one that occurred in Waynesboro earlier this month.