HAMPTON, Va. (WAVY) – A 68-year-old Hampton man has died following a July 2 crash with a Hampton Police officer.
Police said they got the call for the crash at 2:24 a.m. for a report of a police vehicle and three other vehicles with damages consistent with a crash. An investigation indicated that the officer was going north on Powhatan Parkway when he struck a Chevrolet sedan driven by George Bell.
The Chevrolet sedan was heading southbound on Powhatan Parkway trying to turn left onto Jamestown Avenue.
The patrol vehicle then struck two unoccupied, parked vehicles, causing one of them to come to rest against a residence, according to police.
The officer and Bell were taken by the Hampton Division of Fire and Rescue to a local hospital with what police said appeared to be non life-threatening injuries, but Bell died of his injuries while in the hospital, police said.
Since the crash resulted in the death of a city resident, the Hampton Police Division has asked the Virginia State Police Bureau of Criminal Investigation to investigate it.
The officer involved in the crash, a two-year veteran of the Hampton Police Division, has been placed on paid administrative leave pending the outcome of the VSP investigation.
Once the investigation is complete, Virginia State Police said the findings will be provided to the Commonwealth Attorney’s Office, which will make the final determination in the case.
