A 75-year-old Yorktown man died Tuesday after police say he caused a three-car crash on George Washington Memorial Highway (Route 17) in York County.
Virginia State Police were called to a vehicle crash on Route 17, north of Goosley Road, at 4:52 p.m., state police Sgt. Michelle Anaya said.
When police arrived, all people involved in the crash were “out of their vehicles,” complaining of minor injuries, Anaya said.
Police investigation shows George Kemper Hicks, 75, of Yorktown, was driving northbound on Route 17 in a 2007 Lexus and attempted to turn across the southbound lanes toward the Colonial Parkway.
Hicks failed to yield to oncoming traffic, and an oncoming 2008 Chevrolet Uplander hit his vehicle broadside.
The impact caused Hicks’ vehicle to spin “out of control” and hit a 2015 Dodge Caravan stopped at the nearby stop sign.
When emergency responders arrived, Hicks, the driver of the Chevrolet and two passengers from the Chevrolet were taken to Riverside Regional Medical Center in Newport News.
When a state police officer went to the hospital to charge Hicks in connection with the crash, they were told Hicks had died from his injuries, Anaya said.
Police do not believe speed or alcohol were factors in the crash.
