NEWPORT NEWS, Va. — A man was killed and two other people were hospitalized after an early morning accident in Newport News.
According to Virginia State Police, at around 3:30 a.m. Saturday, a vehicle being driven by 21-year-old Denezel Antonio Carter was traveling westbound on Interstate 64, east of J. Clyde Morris Boulevard in Newport News when it drifted off the roadway to the right, struck the guardrail and flipped onto its roof.
Carter and a female passenger were taken to Riverside Regional Hospital with non-life threatening injuries. A male passenger in the vehicle was killed on impact.
Carter - a Newport News resident - was charged with reckless driving. He may face further charges once the Commonwealth's Attorney reviews the incident.
The man killed has been identified as 22-year-old Jordan Makell Bolden from Riverdale, Georgia.
The state police spokesperson said that neither speed nor alcohol were factors in this crash.
