PITTSYLVANIA COUNTY, Va. (WDBJ) – A motorcyclist was killed in a collision with a truck on Route 58 in Pittsylvania County Wednesday night, according to Virginia State Police.
Emergency responders were dispatched to the scene at Route 58 and Grays Park Road at 10:18 p.m. on October 21.
Authorities said a Honda Ridgeline was traveling west on Route 58 when it made a crossover to head eastbound. A speeding Honda CBR motorcycle, operated by 39-year-old Jonathan Thomas Phelps of Danville, rear-ended the Ridgeline.
Phelps, who was wearing a helmet, died at the scene, state police confirmed. The driver of the Ridgeline was uninjured, and no charges will be filed in connection with the accident.
An investigation into the circumstances of the crash is ongoing.