VSP is seeking the public’s help with a fatal hit-and-run that occurred Monday night (Dec. 22) in Henry County. State police were notified shortly after 10 p.m. Monday of a male subject lying in the roadway. Further investigation revealed the man had been riding a metallic gray, 21-speed Mongoose bicycle when it was struck by a vehicle on Route 220/Virginia Avenue, just north of Bassett. The man, Hubert L. Griffin, 66, of Bassett, Va., was thrown from the bike and struck as well. He was transported to a nearby hospital where he was pronounced dead. His remains were transported to the Office of the Medical Examiner in Roanoke for examination and autopsy. Anyone with information about this crash or the suspect vehicle is asked to please call the Virginia State Police at 540-375-9500 or #77 on a cell phone. Griffin and his bicycle were struck at around 10 p.m. on Virginia Avenue near Towson Drive, in front of Kennett’s Used Cars and The Pool House.
Posted on: Tue, 23 Dec 2014 21:40:01 +0000
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