Smithfield man dies in Chesapeake car accident

Date:  September 22, 2010
Location: Chesapeake, VA
Type: Automobile Accident

Smithfield man died Tuesday morning in a single car crash in Chesapeake.  Police have identified the man.

George West, 52, of Smithfield, died at the scene in Chesapeake around 8 a.m. after he lost control of his pickup truck and crashed into a tree.

Dorienne Boykin, spokeswoman for Chesapeake police, said investigators determined that West was not wearing a seat belt at the time of the crash.

The cause of the crash remains under investigation.

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