NORFOLK, Va. — Chesapeake police are investigating a deadly vehicle fire on George Washington Highway South that happened Saturday just after 1 a.m., the department said.
When police officers and firefighters responded to the call near the entrance to the Dismal Swamp Canal Trail, the vehicle was completely on fire.
A spokesperson for the police department said the vehicle had run off the road and hit a tree.
Responders put out the fire, and confirmed that the driver was the only person in the car.
He's been identified as Don Diaz, 19.
The police department is still investigating what led up to the crash.
Police are asking anyone who knows about this situation to to call the Crime Line at 1-888-LOCK-U-UP or leave a tip online.
