BRUNSWICK COUNTY, Va. — A driver has been charged with reckless driving in a deadly crash earlier this month in rural Brunswick County.
Troopers were called to the single-vehicle wreck on Route 1 at 16046 Boydton Plank Road in Warfield at 2:50 a.m. on Saturday, Feb. 8, Sgt. Michelle Anaya with Virginia State Police said.
Officials said 43-year-old John Robert Daniel was headed south on Boydton Plank Road when he lost control, ran off the road and hit a tree.
The impact of the crash killed passenger, 35-year-old Richard Duane Bennett II, of the 2000 block of Little Deer Road in Alberta, Virginia.
Neither man was wearing a seat belt, according to officials who said alcohol was a contributing factor in the wreck.
The Brunswick Commonwealth Attorney excused herself from prosecuting the case, according to troopers. As a result, the court appointed the Spotsylvania Commonwealth Attorney to handle the case.
Troopers said Daniel was charged with reckless driving.
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