At approximately 5:39 a.m. Wednesday (July 29, 2026), Virginia State Police responded to a two-vehicle crash in the 5000 block of Richmond Road (Route 360), east of Meadowbrook Road, in Richmond County. The preliminary investigation indicates that a 2005 Chevrolet Impala was traveling west on Richmond Road at a high rate of speed when it crossed into the eastbound lane and collided head-on with a 2014 Dodge Charger. The driver of the Impala, James Randolph Laws, 70, of Farnham, died at the scene. The driver of the Charger, Jorge Tzep Lopez, sustained minor injuries and declined medical transport. The crash remains under investigation.