Kathy Adams
The Virginian-Pilot
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VIRGINIA BEACH
One person died when a tractor-trailer collided with a mini-van this morning at Northampton Boulevard and Burton Station Road, police said.
The tractor-trailer, a 2006 Peterbilt operated by FedEx, was headed south on Northampton at about 1 a.m. when the driver ran a red light, striking the minivan, which was headed east on Burton Station, said Officer Margie Hobbs, a police spokeswoman.
The driver of the mini-van died at the scene of the crash, Hobbs said. Police will release the driver’s identity once they contact relatives.
Police charged the tractor-trailer’s driver, Walter Yasuk, 60, of Jackson, N.J., with disregarding a red light, Hobbs said. He was not injured.
The crash remains under investigation.
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