VA Attorney T.O. Rainey ID’d As Bicyclist In Thursday Dinwiddie Fatal Hit-And-Run

DINWIDDIE COUNTY, VA. (THECOUNT) — Dinwiddie County Commonwealth’s Attorney, Thomas Orlando “T.O.” Rainey III, has been identified as the bicyclist fatally struck Thursday morning by a hit-and-run vehicle in Dinwiddie County, Virginia.

Rainey, 70, was killed by a hit-and-run vehicle while riding a bicycle in Dinwiddie Thursday morning.

According to reports, Rainey was operating a bicycle on the 18220 block of Flatfoot Road in Dinwiddie, when he was struck by a Nissan Frontier pickup truck that then fled the scene around 6:15 a.m. Thursday.

Rainey was pronounced dead of blunt force trauma injuries suffered in the collision.

Investigators say they recovered a piece of a side view mirror from the crash site. Side mirrors usually carry markings that can identify specific vehicles.

Rainey was Dinwiddie’s elected chief prosecutor from 1986 to 2004. He also was a founding member Hill & Rainey law firm in Colonial Heights, which was established in 1982. Rainey was an active partner of the firm.

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Geo quick facts: Dinwiddie County is a county located in the Commonwealth of Virginia. As of the 2010 census, the population was 28,001. Its county seat is Dinwiddie. Dinwiddie County is part of the Richmond, VA Metropolitan Statistical Area – Wikipedia.