A 29-year-old Chesapeake man has died after a single-vehicle crash near Campostella Road and Parkside Drive, according to the Chesapeake Police Department. Officers responded to the scene on Friday and found one occupant inside the vehicle. That driver, identified as Ahmon Daniels, was taken to a local hospital, where he was later pronounced deceased.
The crash was first reported by WAVY.com, which cited the Chesapeake Police Department in confirming the location and Daniels's death. As of publication, police had not provided additional information about what caused the crash, and the station's report did not say whether charges or further findings are expected.
Conflicting Accounts Across Other Reports
Separately, other reports describe crashes on Campostella Road with details that do not match this incident. One account says a driver suffered a medical emergency, was taken to a hospital and later died, with police and fire units responding to a crash at Campostella Road and South Military Highway at approximately 5:31 p.m. Another account describes a single-vehicle crash reported just after 7 p.m. in the 2000 block of Campostella Road, in which a vehicle struck a utility pole and the back of a business near N. Battlefield Boulevard, identifying the driver as 52-year-old Clarence Edward Whitehurst Jr., who was pronounced dead after being taken to the hospital.
It is not clear from the available reporting whether any of these accounts describe the same incident as the crash near Parkside Drive, a separate crash, or distinct events entirely. The discrepancies include different cross streets, different times and different names for the driver involved. Hoodline is not resolving those conflicts and is presenting the details as reported.
Power Outages and Road Closure
In the report describing the utility pole and business strike, nearby traffic signals and surrounding areas reportedly lost power as a result of the crash. That roadway has since reopened, according to the same report. Police in that account said the incident remained under investigation.
A Pattern on Campostella Road
Campostella Road has seen other serious crashes in recent months. In September, a series of crashes on Campostella Road in Norfolk sent utility poles tumbling, cutting power and shutting down the roadway, as reported by The Virginian-Pilot. In one of those crashes, a Mercedes traveling southbound at a high rate of speed lost control, crossed the median into oncoming lanes, struck a utility pole and overturned. The driver, a 68-year-old man from Jarratt, Virginia, was extricated by Norfolk Fire-Rescue and taken to a hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. That stretch of road was closed between East Indian River Road and Wilson Road while crews restored power and replaced damaged poles, lines and communication infrastructure before reopening around 2:10 a.m.
No cause has been confirmed for Friday's crash that killed Daniels, and Chesapeake police had not released further details at the time of publication. Hoodline will update this story if police provide additional information.
