November 25, 2008
Weekend wrecks fatal to 5 Virginians
A Richmond woman has died of injuries she suffered in a two-vehicle crash Sunday in Chesterfield County, police said. Lola T. Brooks, 86, was a passenger in a car that was eastbound in the 9100 block of Midlothian Turnpike when it collided with a pickup truck just after 8 p.m. The crash occurred as the truck, which was headed south on Pinetta Drive, tried to cross Midlothian Turnpike, police said.
Weekend wrecks fatal to 4 Virginians
A Centreville man was killed Sunday when his car ran off Braddock Road (state Route 620) in Fairfax County and hit a tree, Virginia State Police said. Frank Jensen, 31, died at the scene at 1:55 a.m. near the intersection with Virginia Chase Drive (state Route 8318). Police said Jensen was driving east on Braddock Road when his car veered to the left and struck a curb before hitting a wooden fence, a utility pole and a tree, ejecting him from the vehicle. He was not wearing a seat belt, police said.
December 31, 2007
Danville woman’s death ruled homicide
The Medical Examiner’s Office in Roanoke has identified the body found in Pittsylvania County last week as Courtney Turpin Servais and has ruled the cause of death a homicide, according to Pittsylvania County Sheriff Mike Taylor. Servais, 30, of Danville, was reported missing Dec. 19. She disappeared after her car was involved in a reported hit-and-run on U.S. 360 in Pittsylvania County. A cadaver dog from a Northern Virginia search-and-rescue group found Servais’ body on Christmas Eve in the 17000 block of Old Richmond Road/Route 360 in Red Oak Hollow, about 2 miles from the Pittsylvania County and Halifax County boundary line.

