THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT
Copyright (c) 1996, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: Saturday, May 25, 1996 TAG: 9605250503
SECTION: LOCAL PAGE: B2 EDITION: FINAL
SOURCE: STAFF REPORT
LENGTH: 19 lines
A 22-year-old Norfolk woman was the first fatality of the Memorial Day weekend after she lost control of her Jeep Cherokee on Friday afternoon.
According to Virginia State Police, Jessica R. Glasser was driving eastbound on Route 58, two-tenths of a mile east of Route 720 in Brunswick County at around 2 p.m. Her vehicle left the right lane and went over the right shoulder. She overcorrected, swerved left and went down an embankment.
The Jeep turned over and struck a tree.
No alcohol was involved, and Glasser was wearing her seat belt.
The cause of the accident is not known.
KEYWORDS: ACCIDENT TRAFFIC FATALITY by CNB