Petersburg man dies in truck accident in Dinwiddie

DINWIDDIE COUNTY, Va. (WRIC) — A Petersburg man is dead after he crashed his truck on Dabney Mill Road in Dinwiddie County over the weekend, according to police.

According to Virginia State Police, Carl Vernon Shell, 77, of Petersburg, was driving a 2011 Ford F150 eastbound on Dabney Mill Road near Route 1 at approximately 10:32 p.m. on Saturday, May 25, when he left the left side of the road and struck a tree.

Shell was pronounced dead at the scene of the accident; police said he was not wearing a seatbelt at the time of the accident.