The Virginian-Pilot
                             THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT 
              Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.

DATE: Monday, January 2, 1995                TAG: 9501020055
SECTION: LOCAL                    PAGE: B5   EDITION: FINAL 
SOURCE: STAFF REPORT 
                                             LENGTH: Short :   19 lines

HIT-AND-RUN KILLS MAN IN NORFOLK

Norfolk police said Charles Lee Purdy, 57, of the 7500 block of Ave. J, was killed early Sunday when he was struck by a van that did not stop.

Purdy was crossing the street in the 7500 block of Sewells Point Road about 12:10 a.m. when witnesses said he was hit by a Dodge minivan. He was pronounced dead at the scene. Police said the van was found abandoned later.

KEYWORDS: ACCIDENT FATALITY HIT-AND-RUN by CNB