The Virginian-Pilot
                             THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT 
              Copyright (c) 1996, Landmark Communications, Inc.

DATE: Friday, February 23, 1996              TAG: 9602230531
SECTION: LOCAL                    PAGE: B7   EDITION: FINAL 
DATELINE: VIRGINIA BEACH                     LENGTH: Short :   26 lines

MOTORCYCLE WRECK KILLS MAN

A Virginia Beach-based Navy man was killed and a companion was injured in a motorcycle accident in Spotsylvania County, state police said.

The accident occurred Sunday night on Virginia 3. State police spokeswoman Lucy Caldwell said the motorcycle was traveling at a high rate of speed.

Police said the motorcycle was headed east when it hit the rear of a car, throwing the two riders into the median. The bike crossed the median and hit another car.

The dead man was identified as Raymond C. Green, 25, of Fredericksburg. The other man on the motorcycle, Charles D. Gilkerson, was in critical condition at Fairfax Hospital. Police said they were trying to determine who was driving.

KEYWORDS: ACCIDENT TRAFFIC FATALITY

by CNB