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Man dies after being thrown from vehicle in Eastern Shore crash

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ACCOMACK CO., Va. – Virginia State Police investigated a single vehicle crash that killed one man.

The crash happened on May 25 at 5:46 p.m. on Belinda Road.

Christopher Hernandez was traveling on Belinda Road when he ran off the road, causing his 2006 Chevrolet Colorado to overturn.  The passenger, 25-year-old Joseph Robert Kent, was thrown out of the vehicle.

Kent was not wearing his seat belt and died at the scene.

Hernandez suffered non-life threatening injuries and was charged with reckless driving.

Alcohol was not a factor in the crash.