An SUV damaged a church in Chesapeake, and one person was injured.
One person was injured in the crash.
The Volkswagen's driver was taken to a local hospital with minor injuries, per the same report. People were inside the church at the time of the crash, but police reported no additional injuries among them.
SUV Damages Church Building
An SUV damaged the church building.
Chesapeake police are searching for the driver involved in the crash. The crash remains under investigation, and no further details about the driver have been released.
What Virginia Law Says About Fleeing a Crash Scene
Virginia law requires that the driver of any vehicle involved in a crash that injures someone or damages attended property must immediately stop as close to the scene as possible without blocking traffic, and then report the incident, according to state law. Under Virginia Code § 46.2-894, a violation is a Class 5 felony if the crash results in injury or death, or more than $1,000 in property damage, and a Class 1 misdemeanor if it results in $1,000 or less in property damage, as reported by Virginia Law (Virginia Legislative Information System). Virginia Code § 46.2-900 sets a Class 6 felony for violations of §§ 46.2-895 through 46.2-897 when an accident results in injury or death, and a Class 1 misdemeanor when it results only in property damage, with an exception for certain damage under $250 to unattended property, according to Virginia Law (Virginia Legislative Information System). It is not yet known whether any charges have been filed in this case.
For now, the case leaves a Chesapeake congregation and a city block shaken, with a damaged church building and a crash whose driver has yet to be found.
