Victoria Brown Death – The Winston-Salem Police Department said it is investigating a fatal crash. Police said they responded to the crash on Highway 52 northbound, near Akron Drive just after 11:30 p.m. Friday. At the scene, officers said they found a single vehicle with heavy damage in the road.
Police said they found 19-year-old Victoria Brown lying in the roadway. She was then pronounced dead at the scene. Officers said they also found the driver of the vehicle, 23-year-old Cody Jones, lying underneath the vehicle. He was taken to the hospital with serious injuries.
Investigators said they believe Jones was driving the car when he collided with another vehicle. They said the car then lost control and rolled over multiple times. Police said neither Jones nor Brown were wearing a seatbelt, when they were ejected out of the car.
Officers said the other vehicle did not remain at the scene, and the investigation is ongoing.
The Winston-Salem Police Department said this is the 35th traffic fatality in 2023, compared to 21 last year.