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Virginia State Police: Stony Creek man dies from injuries in crash on I-295

Chris Graham
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A single-vehicle crash on I-295 in Henrico County took the life of a Stony Creek man on Tuesday.

According to Virginia State Police, a 2022 Tri-Glide Ultra Classic Harley Davidson, operated by William Michael Birkett, 63, of Stony Creek, was traveling northbound on I-295 at 6:20 a.m. on Tuesday when he took the exit ramp to westbound I-895, ran off the road to the right, struck the guardrail and was ejected from the trike.

Birkett succumbed to injury on the scene. He was wearing a helmet.

This crash remains under investigation.

Chris Graham

Chris Graham

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