Two Virginia women were killed today in a single-vehicle crash on U.S. 29.
Albemarle police continue to investigate the accident but believe weather and road conditions were factors, Cpl. Sean Hackney said.
Shortly after 8 a.m., Wesley L. Motley of North Carolina was driving his 1998 Nissan Altima north near Hickory Hill store west of the city when he lost control, Hackney said. The vehicle spun off the right side of the highway, down an embankment and struck a tree.
Motley, 54, suffered non-life-threatening injuries and was treated at the University of Virginia Medical Center, according to Hackney.
Two passengers were killed in the crash. Danville resident Dora Gunter Jones, 53, and Tiffany Marie Gunter, 34, of Madison Heights, died at the scene, Hackney said.
Hackney and Lt. Todd Hopwood said drivers need to slow down.
“People are driving like it’s just a rain storm,” Hopwood said. “It’s gonna be worse tonight” when precipitation on the roads freezes into black ice.
Hopwood said at about 2:30 p.m. that police have handled “quite a few weather-related crashes.” As far as he knew, none of the other accidents caused serious injuries.
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