(Richmond, Va.) – 12 people died in traffic accidents across Virginia over the holiday weekend.

Virginia State Police say the dozen deaths included nine drivers, two passengers and a motorcyclist.

Fatalities occurred in the cities of Danville, Hampton, Lynchburg and Winchester, where a police officer was killed in an accident.

A single-vehicle wreck on Friday claimed the life of a Henry County woman. State Police said the car was traveling north on Route 606 when it ran off the right side of the roadway and overturned, throwing the driver from the vehicle. 42-yeara-old Dawn Michelle Franklin, of Ridgeway Va., died at the scene. An 11-year-old boy was transported for injuries.

 

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