Virginia Beach man dies, mother injured in I-64 crash in Hampton
A man died Saturday when he and his mother were rear-ended while driving on a highway in Hampton.
At approximately 5:49 p.m., Tracy Michelle Sargent was driving a 2014 Ford Fusion eastbound on Interstate 64, west of Route 278, in the left lane when she slowed to a stop in response to traffic congestion, according to Virginia State Police.
When she came to a stop, 45-year-old Charlie Parker, Jr., driving a 2011 Mercedes SUV, struck Sargent’s vehicle “at a high rate of speed,” police said, which pushed the Ford Fusion into other vehicles stuck in traffic.
Sargent’s son, Corey Jacob Sargent, 25, of Virginia Beach, who was in her front passenger seat, died at the scene.
Tracy Sargent was transported to Riverside Regional Hospital for treatment. Parker did not sustain any injuries, according to state police.
A spokesperson for the state police did not immediately respond to a request for an update on Sargent’s condition Monday.
Charges are pending in the incident.
Gavin Stone, gavin.stone@virginiamedia.com
