A U.S. Navy service member died in motorcycle crash in James City County after he crashed into a wooded area Thursday night.
According to an update from police, officers responded to help U.S. Park Rangers with the crash on Colonial Parkway just before 8:30 p.m. At the scene, emergency services found 20-year-old Quentin Perkins, an active-duty service member from New Jersey, dead at the scene.
Another motorcyclist also crashed, and their injuries are not life-threatening.
A preliminary investigation found that Perkins and the other injured driver were riding within a group of eight on Colonial Parkway.
They “entered a turn at high speeds, exited the roadway, and crashed into a wooded area.”
Before the crash, police say multiple witnesses on the roadway reported “reckless driving” by motorcyclists. Initial findings indicate that drugs and alcohol were not a factor in the crash.
