Chesapeake man facing involuntary manslaughter charges in April crash

CHESAPEAKE, Va. — A Chesapeake man is facing involuntary manslaughter charges following a deadly crash in April. On April 19, around 8:30 p.m., Che...

June 2, 2023
4:56 AM

CHESAPEAKE, Va. — A Chesapeake man is facing involuntary manslaughter charges following a deadly crash in April. On April 19, around 8:30 p.m., Chesapeake Police responded to the 250 block of Mill Creek Parkway in reference to a single motor vehicle crash. Police say when they arrived on scene, they located a Ford Mustang with significant damage that had crashed into a power pole. The driver of the vehicle, 23-year-old Justin Deshawn Turner of Chesapeake, was then taken to a local hospital with non-life-threatening injuries and charged with driving under the influence and refusal of a blood/breath test.

Julia Varnier