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Car crash in Suffolk kills one person, police say

For several hours, two of the eastbound lanes on Portsmouth Boulevard were closed as police investigated and cleared the scene.

SUFFOLK, Va. — Police in Suffolk were on the scene of a car crash that resulted in the death of a person. 

A statement from the department said they received the call at 1:30 a.m. on Feb. 26. A single crash crash had happened on the 1900 block of Portsmouth Boulevard. 

For several hours, two of the eastbound lanes on Portsmouth Boulevard were closed as police investigated and cleared the scene. 

On March 1, the city of Suffolk shared the name of the man who was killed in the crash. A spokesman said police identified him as Arthur Lee Johnson, 42, of Chesapeake. 

There was no update about what might have caused the crash. By March, it was still under investigation.

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