AMELIA COUNTY, Va. (WRIC) – A Richmond man was killed after being hit by a car while changing a tire in Amelia County Saturday night.
The crash occurred shortly before 9 p.m. on Route 360 west, roughly one half-mile east of Route 698.
According to Virginia State Police, two men were changing a tire on a disabled 1996 Mercury Tracer when a 2006 Ford van stopped with its flashers on to help with lighting. A 2007 Pontiac then approached and struck the Ford van in the rear before veering off to the right and striking one of the men changing the tire, 26-year-old Travious Donque Garrison died at the scene.
Garrison’s family is still in disbelief about what happened.
“We loved each other and I told him that I loved him, that I was going to see him tomorrow. I was supposed to see him the next day,” says Lafitte Garrison, as she choked back tears and reflected on the last time she saw her brother.
Garrison had two daughters. According to the family, the youngest was just 6 months. The family says Garrison was also about to propose to his girlfriend.
“He just went with his daughter on the first day of school and it’s hard to tell an 8 year old that they aren’t going to see their daddy no more,” says Lafitte Garrison.
The driver of the van and eight other passengers were all wearing seat belts and were not injured. The driver of the Pontiac, 24-year-old Spencer A. Ballou of Crewe, was taken by a family member to St. Francis hospital with non-life threatening injuries. He was not wearing a seat belt.
Virginia State Police continue to investigate the accident and say charges are pending.
Travious Garrison’s family has organized a vigil for the young father for this Friday at 5 p.m. The vigil will be held at 2233 Cullen Rd. Richmond, Va. 23224. A gofund me page has been created to help pay for Garrison’s funeral.
