CAMPBELL COUNTY, Va. – A 44-year-old motorcyclist is dead after a crash in Campbell County, according to Virginia State Police.
We’ve been informed that the crash took place on Aug. 1 just before 7 p.m. on Route 501 or Brookneal Highway.
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Authorities say a 2006 Kawasaki ZX1000 motorcycle was traveling at a high rate of speed when it reached the top of a hill and hit a 1994 Chevrolet Camaro, just as it was pulling out of a driveway.
The motorcyclist, identified as 44-year-old Brian K. Witcher, of Java, Virginia, was sent to Lynchburg General Hospital, where he later died, according to Virginia State Police. We’re told Witcher was wearing a helmet.
Sixty-two-year-old Warren K. Minifee, of Madison Heights, Virginia, was driving the Chevrolet and was wearing a seat belt.
No charges have been placed at this time, State Police said.