ESSEX CO., Va. (WRIC) — A woman was killed in a single-vehicle accident Saturday morning in Essex County.
Police, who were notified of the accident shortly after 7 p.m., say the crash occurred on Route 635 (Pilkington Road), roughly 1.5 miles north of Route 637 (Hustle Road).
According to police, 35-year-old Rebecca M. Tatum of Tappahannock, Va. was driving a 1993 Honda Accord north on Pilkington Road when she ran off the road to the right, struck a tree and overturned.
Police say she was not wearing a seat belt and died at the scene.
