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71-year-old woman dies after single-vehicle crash in Virginia Beach

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VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. - A woman has died after a single-vehicle crash Wednesday afternoon.

State Police say the crash happened on the I-264 interstate east bound, at First Colonial Road around 11:15 a.m.

The driver of the vehicle, identified as 71-year-old Theresa Mae Hill of Virginia Beach, was driving a black 2009 Saturn sedan when the vehicle ran off the road, into a drainage ditch and hit a concrete embankment head-on.

Officials say Hill was not wearing her seatbelt at the time of the crash and died at the scene from her injuries. It is unknown if alcohol was a contributing factor.

Her next of kin has been notified.

The on-ramp in the area was shut down while State Police investigated.

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