Fatal Motorcycle Accident

William Smith, 71, of Chesterfield, Virginia, was heading south on the parkway around milepost 16 late on the morning of June 16th when his motorcycle skidded briefly, went off the road, and slid along the roadside for about 100 feet. Smith was injured in the accident and taken to a local hospital. He was then transferred to the University of Virginia Medical Center, where he died of multiple organ failure three days later. Speed is not believed to have been a factor in the accident. Smith’s medical condition prior to the crash may have contributed to the loss of control and subsequent medical crisis.