NORFOLK, Va. (NPD) – A 38-year-old man has died after the car he was driving crash into a street sweeper Wednesday night.
Around 10:45 p.m., first responders were called to a motor vehicle crash with injuries in the 6400 block of Tidewater Drive involving a street sweeper.
The investigation has revealed that Shamar R. Copeland of Portsmouth was driving his Honda Accord southbound on Tidewater drive and rear-ended a street sweeper. Medics took Copeland to Sentara Norfolk General Hospital where he died from this injuries.
Speed appears to be a contributing factor in the crash.
The driver of the street sweeper was not injured during the crash.
The roadway was closed for several hours while police investigated the crash.
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