Suffolk man dies in two-vehicle Windsor crash
Published 9:44 am Tuesday, March 21, 2023
The 2011 Ford Eagle, left, and the 2007 Dodge Caravan were the vehicles involved in a fatal crash Monday evening, March 20, on Windsor Boulevard at Lovers Lane. (Photo submitted by the Virginia State Police)
This is the front of the 2007 Dodge Caravan that police say was driven out onto Route 460 without stopping at the stop sign located on Lovers Lane in Windsor. (Photo submitted by the Virginia State Police)
This is the front of the 2011 Ford Eagle that police say was traveling westbound on Route 460 when a 2007 Dodge Caravan reportedly failed to stop at a stop sign and turned into the Ford Eagle’s path. (Photo submitted by the Virginia State Police)
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The Virginia State Police investigated a two-vehicle crash in Isle of Wight County that resulted in a fatality Monday evening, March 20.
A VSP news release stated that the crash occurred at approximately 8:20 p.m. on Windsor Boulevard (Route 460) at Lovers Lane.
Lorinza Thomas Boone was the man driving a 2007 Dodge Caravan and was traveling southbound on Lovers Lane, police stated. They indicated that Boone failed to stop at the stop sign and made a left turn onto Route 460 into the path of a 2011 Ford Eagle that was traveling westbound on Route 460.
Police said that Boone, 76, of Deer Path Road in Suffolk, suffered serious life-threatening injuries and was taken to Sentara Obici Hospital, where he later died from his injuries.
The driver of the Ford Eagle, a 16-year-old female, and the 8-year-old front-seat passenger both suffered non-life-threatening injuries and were transported from the scene, the release stated.
It is unknown if alcohol was a contributing factor, police said. They noted that Boone was not wearing his seat belt at the time of the crash.
Next of kin for Mr. Boone has been notified of his passing.
