BRUNSWICK COUNTY, Va. — A Chester father and Navy veteran was killed driving to work early Friday morning in Brunswick County.
Derrick Thomas Carlisle, 26, died when his 2006 Chevrolet Cobalt crossed the center line on Old Stage Road and collided with a 2016 Nissan Altima, according to Virginia State Police. The driver of the Altima was flown to the hospital with life-threatening injuries, police said.
Carlisle and his fiancee were expecting a baby girl in August.
"His [first] daughter is his pride and joy," fiancee Shelby Guydan said. "We will be having his second daughter in the next two weeks and he was so in love with her already."
Carlisle attended Indian River High School and later joined the Navy, Guydan shared.
"He was a heavy machine operator after leaving the Navy," she said. "His passion is cars and his girls."
Carlisle is survived by his daughter and her mother, his fiancee, his sisters, uncles, and grandparents.
The crash was reported at about 5:45 a.m. Neither driver was wearing a seatbelt, police said.
Family and friends have set up a GoFundMe to help offset some costs during this tragic time.
Old Towne's Alibi in Petersburg is also holding a fundraiser for the family.
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