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Driver dies after running off Route 17 in Gloucester County, charges pending

GLOUCESTER, Va. (WAVY) — A driver died after colliding with a truck and overturning in the median on Route 17 in Gloucester County on Monday.

Virginia State Police say the two-vehicle crash happened around 11:38 p.m. on northbound Route 17 near Glenns Road.


Police say the driver of a Hyundai Elantra, 61-year-old Percy Lockley, was traveling northbound on Route 17, when a 2008 Ford F-450 carrying three people entered the roadway from a private driveway. Police said Lockley then struck the F-450.

The collision caused the Hyundai to veer into the median and overturn, killing the driver of the Hyundai. Police say he wasn’t wearing a seat belt at the time and died after being ejected.

The three people in the Ford were not injured.

According to police, charges are pending against the driver of the F-450, 58-year-old Kevin Gramig.

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