GLOUCESTER, Va. (WRIC) — A tow-truck driver from Hopewell was killed early Tuesday morning in a Gloucester County crash.
Marquise Tashawn Haskins, 28, was pronounced dead while his passenger was taken to a local hospital with minor injuries.
Haskins was towing a Chrysler minivan down Route 17 around 12:48 a.m. when he crashed, but no other drivers were involved. State Police say Haskins appears to have run off the roadway and struck a traffic signal pole, but that neither speed nor alcohol appeared to be factors in the crash.
Haskins was not wearing a seatbelt.
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