Suffolk woman dies in crash

Published 9:53 pm Wednesday, July 17, 2019

Two women from Suffolk and Smithfield died in a crash in Chesapeake on Tuesday.

Shanell Reid, 35, of the 1700 block of Mill Wood Way in Suffolk, died at the scene, according to a news release from the Chesapeake Police Department. Her passenger, Annie Jones, 78, of the 5000 block of James Way in Smithfield, died later at the hospital.

Chesapeake Police say Reid was driving a 2013 Hyundai Sonata in the 4400 block of Taylor Road about 11:15 a.m. Tuesday. The Sonata struck a 2006 Dodge Caravan that was traveling the opposite direction in a head-on collision, Chesapeake Police stated in a release.

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The male driver of the Caravan was transported to a local hospital for treatment of injuries, the release stated.

The investigation is ongoing.