PORTSMOUTH, VA. (THECOUNT) — Shaunte Patrice Ward, of Virginia Beach, Virginia, has been identified as the victim in a Saturday morning vehicle crash near Portsmouth.
Ward, 39, was killed in a single-vehicle crash near Portsmouth early Saturday morning.
According to reports, Ward was operating a vehicle on Interstate 264 near Greenwood Drive in Portsmouth, when for unknown reasons, the vehicle crossed centerlines and exited the roadway around 2 a.m. Saturday. The vehicle then made contact with a substantial tree.
Ward was pronounced dead at the scene of blunt force trauma injuries.
Friends and family members took to Facebook to remember Ward:
The cause of the crash remains under investigation.
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Geo quick facts: Portsmouth is an independent city in the Commonwealth of Virginia. As of the 2010 census, the population was 95,535. It is part of the Hampton Roads metropolitan area. The Norfolk Naval Shipyard, often called the Norfolk Navy Yard, is a historic and active U.S. Navy facility that is located in Portsmouth – Wikipedia.
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