VIRGINIA BEACH, VA – Officers from the Virginia Beach Police Department responded to a fatal single-vehicle crash on the 2000 block of Salem Road at 2:13 A.M. on September 23. The driver, identified as Edward Savitsky, 53, of Virginia Beach, was pronounced deceased at the scene.
Preliminary investigations suggest that the vehicle veered off the road while approaching a curve. Speeding and wet road conditions are believed to be contributing factors in the crash.
The case remains under investigation by the Virginia Beach Police Department’s Traffic Safety Unit. Authorities are requesting anyone who witnessed the crash or has information to contact the Special Operations Bureau at 757-385-4606 or anonymously through Crime Solvers at 1-888-LOCK-U-UP.