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Man dies after SUV crashes on Route 17 in Gloucester

Virginia State Police said Mark Thomas, 61, wasn't wearing a seat belt when he crashed on Route 17/George Washington Memorial Highway. He died in the hospital.
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GLOUCESTER, Va. — Police said a man died Tuesday afternoon after a an SUV crashed in Gloucester County.

The Virginia State Police said it got a call about the wreck just on George Washington Memorial Highway (Route 17) just before 1 p.m. 

Troopers said the wreck happened in the southbound lanes at Cannon Way where Mark Stuart Thomas, 61, ran off the road. Thomas was driving a 2003 Mazda Tribute  which hit a tree. 

Medics took Thomas to Riverside Walter Reed Hospital with life-threatening injuries. He died there.

Investigators said Thomas wasn't wearing his seat belt when the crash happened.

    

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