The driver killed in a wreck Sunday morning in Prince George County had been fleeing a sheriff's deputy just minutes earlier, according to police.
TOWING THAT A VEHICLE MATCHINGTHE DESCRIPTION OF THE VEHICLEDINWIDDIE W ASPURSUING, HAD JUSTPULLED INTO THEIR AREA, INTOTHEIR BUSINESS, AND HAD AGAIN,LEFT THAT BUSINESS,HEADING NORTH BOUND ON SOUTHCRATER ROAD."INVESTIGATORS SAY IT APPEARSTHE DRIVER OF THE S-U-V LOSTCONTROL ON THE WET PAVEMENT -RUNNING OFF THE ROAD ANDSLAMMING INTO A TREE.TE HDRIVER KILLED ON IMPACT.PRINCE GEORGE COUNTY POLICE AREHANDLING THE INVESTIGATION.HET NAME OF THE VICTIM IS NOTBEING RELEASED UNTIL THEIRFAMILYIS NOTIFIED.
Driver killed in crash was fleeing deputy earlier, investigators say