Crime & Safety
Motorcycle Crash Into Tree Kills Driver On Sudley Road: Police
A motorcyclist died after he crashed, lost his helmet, and struck a tree near Sudley Road northwest of Manassas, according to authorities.
MANASSAS, VA — A man died after his motorcycle crashed near the intersection of Sudley Road and Catharpin Road on Sunday night. The victim, Chad Eldridge Caldwell, 43, of Haymarket, died at a nearby hospital from injuries suffered in the crash.
Investigators with Prince William County's Crash Investigation Unit responded to the crash on Sunday night. They determined a single-vehicle crash occurred as a motorcycle was driving northbound on Catharpin Road, near Sudley Road, according to a news release from the police department.
Caldwell was driving a 2008 Harley Davidson Night Train motorcycle when he failed to stop at a stop sign, police said. He then crossed both lanes of Sudley Road and struck an embankment on the other side of the intersection.
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Caldwell was thrown from the motorcycle and struck a tree, investigators said. Though he was originally wearing a helmet, authorities said it came off before he struck the tree.
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Caldwell was taken to a nearby hospital, where he died from injuries he suffered during the crash.
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