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| Carroll killed in Friday accident |
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Friday, June 26, 2009
The funeral for an off-duty state trooper killed in a motorcycle accident Friday afternoon will be 11 a.m. Tuesday at Norris Funeral Services, according to the Virginia State Police.
Ralph William Carroll Sr., 59, of Stanleytown, was pronounced dead at Carilion Roanoke Memorial Hospital, where he was airlifted following the accident, a release stated.
Visitation will be Monday night at the funeral home.
Sgt. Robert Carpentieri, public affairs coordinator for the Salem District of the state police, said Carroll had been a trooper for more than 25 years, and had been based at the Martinsville-Henry County office for at least the past 20 years.
Carpentieri said the two-vehicle accident occurred shortly after 1 p.m. Friday near Dodge’s Store on U.S. 220 at Bassett Forks.
According to a release, a 2000 Honda Accord driven by Christopher A. Cunningham, 20, of Collinsville, was traveling north on U.S. 220. The car was in the center turn lane and preparing to make a left turn when it collided with Carroll’s southbound 1986 Harley Davidson motorcycle, the release said.
The motorcycle struck the passenger side of the vehicle, and Carroll was thrown from the motorcycle, the release said.
A Virginia State Police Accident Reconstruction Team is assisting with the ongoing investigation and no charges had been filed, according to the release. |
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