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Man’s Alcohol Use May Have Led to Girlfriend’s Death in Gloucester Hit and Run
Posted on Mar 30, 2011
March 30, 2011 - Gloucester, Va. - A man who has been accused of hitting his girlfriend in a fatal Gloucester hit and run told police that he was drinking that day, according to a DailyPress.com report.
He also said he had lit a cigarette at the time of the accident earlier this month, which caused him to be distracted.
The man, 34-year-old Frank James West Jr., faces charges of felony hit and run, driving on a revoked license and reckless driving. The victim, Megan Hogge, also 34, was discovered in a ditch on March 2 on Cooks Landing Road.
Based on a search warrant, West said he went home after the collision and mentioned it to his father. When his father traveled to the accident scene, West fled. The elder West found Hogge lying in the ditch and unresponsive. He then had a neighbor call 911.
Deputies arrived to find the woman still unresponsive with significant injuries. They determined that she was hit by the F-150 truck West was driving at the time, which was found damaged a few miles away.
West later turned himself in and told police that he hit something as he lit a cigarette. He also said he was drinking earlier. It is unclear why Hogge, who has children with West, was walking in that area.
She was transported to a hospital and died later that day.
According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, in 2009 there were 757 fatalities as a result of vehicle accidents in Virginia.
As a service to the residents of Norfolk and the surrounding areas, our firm will frequently publish blogs about local traffic accidents. We do this to raise awareness about the common types of motor vehicle accidents that occur in Northern Virginia that may result in serious injury or traffic fatalities.
Common accidents include, but are not limited to:
- single-car accidents;
- hit-and-run accidents;
- accidents caused by hazardous road conditions; and
- accidents caused by aggressive driving or distracted drivers.
If you have been named in this blog or you are the victim's family member or friend and would like the blog posting removed from our website, please feel free to contact us and we will promptly accommodate your request.
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