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Woman killed in Chesapeake crash involving police officer

Posted at 6:38 AM, Jan 26, 2019
and last updated 2019-01-28 10:15:59-05

CHESAPEAKE, Va. - The Chesapeake Police Department is investigating after a Friday-night crash left one woman dead in Chesapeake.

According to dispatch, the call came in at 11:04 p.m. for a crash near the intersection of Eden Way N. and Savory Crescent. Shortly after the first call, a uniformed officer radioed that he was involved in a crash at the same location.

48-year-old Lisa C. Williams from Virginia Beach was the driver killed in the crash.

Preliminary investigations revealed that the officer was driving southbound on Eden Way N. in a black, unmarked Ford Police interceptor. The other vehicle, a maroon Volkswagen Passat, was traveling northbound and entered the southbound lane.

The officer suffered a lower body injury and was taken to the hospital.