At 1:41 a.m. on Thursday (Sept. 8), Virginia State Police responded to a single-vehicle crash on northbound Route 288 just north of Route 10 in Chesterfield County.
A 2007 Nissan Altima was traveling north on Route 288 when it ran off the left side of the road and struck a tree.
The driver, Christopher L. Allen, 51, of Midlothian, died at the scene. He was wearing a seatbelt.
The crash remains under investigation.
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