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

DATE: Saturday, August 12, 1995              TAG: 9508120107
SECTION: LOCAL                    PAGE: B5   EDITION: FINAL 
TYPE: Briefs 
DATELINE: CHESAPEAKE                         LENGTH: Short :   21 lines

VICTIM'S NAME RELEASED

A man who died Wednesday night after his car ran off the highway in the 1900 block of Elbow Road was identified Friday as a Norfolk resident.

David W. Gowdy, 42, of the 1300 block of E. Norcova Drive, was found pinned under the wreckage. He was pronounced dead shortly after being taken to Chesapeake General Hospital.

The cause of the single-car accident is under investigation.

KEYWORDS: ACCIDENT TRAFFIC FATALITY by CNB