Weems man dies in single-vehicle crash

WEEMS—At approximately 9:03 p.m. on Wednesday, May 26, Virginia State Police responded to a single-vehicle crash on Christ Church Road, approximately 200 feet north of Gaskins Road.

 The preliminary investigation indicates that a 2017 Subaru Forester was heading north when it ran off the road to the left and struck a ditch, overturned and then struck a tree, reported Virginia State Police Richmond Division public information officer Sgt. Dylan Davenport.

Michael J. Conroy, 74, of Weems was the driver and sole occupant of the Forester. He was wearing a seatbelt. Conroy succumbed to his injuries on scene, said Sgt. Davenport. 

The investigation is ongoing.