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Man fatally injured in New Year’s Day motorcycle crash

Jan 3, 2023 | Headlines

An Accomack County man was fatally injured in a vehicle crash on the afternoon of New Year’s Day, State Police say.

Mark Crumpler, 62, of Bloxom, died at the scene.

Crumpler was driving a motorcycle north on U.S. Route 13 when it hit a minivan that had been traveling south and, while making a turn, cut in front of Crumpler.

Marco Tulio Ortiz Gonzales of Assawoman, the driver of the minivan, was charged with reckless driving, driving with a suspended license, and driving without vehicle insurance. 

The crash happened at the highway’s Chesser Road intersection near Mappsville.