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I-64 crash claims life of teen

Updated: Monday, 11 Jul 2011, 7:30 AM EDT
Published : Sunday, 10 Jul 2011, 4:08 PM EDT

JAMES CITY COUNTY, Va. (WAVY) - A Williamsburg teenager was killed early Saturday morning when she lost control of her car on I-64 and struck a tree.

At 6:08 a.m., the Virginia State Police were called to a single vehicle car accident on I-64 at mile marker 233 in James City County.

Investigators determined Santell Deneen Dobson, 17, of Williamsburg, was traveling east on I-64 with a passenger when she lost control of the car, overcorrected and ran off the road striking a tree on the driver's side door. 

Dobson was pronounced dead at the scene.

Her passenger was transported to a local hospital with injuries. The condition of the passenger is not known at this time.

Police say they do not know if alcohol was a factor in the crash.

Dobson was wearing her seat belt at the time of the accident.

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