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

DATE: Tuesday, April 9, 1996                 TAG: 9604090532
SECTION: LOCAL                    PAGE: B7   EDITION: FINAL 
DATELINE: NORFOLK                            LENGTH: Short :   19 lines

MAN DIES OF HEART ATTACK, WRECKS TRUCK

A Portsmouth man died of natural causes when his truck veered off the street in the 6100 block of Hampton Blvd. near Jamestown Crescent Monday morning, police spokesman Larry Hill said.

The man was identified as Thomas F. Culpepper, 62, of the 100 block of Snead Fairway. The medical examiner ruled that Culpepper suffered a heart attack before he crashed, Hill said.

The accident happened about 6:25 a.m., Hill said. by CNB