Salisbury man dies in Newport News crash

NEWPORT NEWS, Va. – A crash late Thursday night in Newport News claimed the life of a Salisbury man.

Preliminary investigation revealed that the driver of a 2012 Honda Pilot that was pulling a trailer had stopped his vehicle partially in the left lane of travel on westbound Interstate 64, east of the 251 mile marker. The driver, identified as 70-year-old Henry Appleby of Salisbury, got out of the vehicle and walked around and stood at the rear passenger side of the trailer, which was reportedly in the left travel lane.

At that time, the driver of a 2023 Hyundai Elantra, identified as 21-year-old Nathan Marquis, who was traveling in the left lane, hit Appleby and the trailer. As a result, the Hyundai flipped several times before coming to rest in the travel lane.

Appleby was taken to Riverside Regional Hospital where he later died as a result of his injuries. Marquis and his passenger were taken to the hospital with serious but non-life-threatening injuries.

Police say speed nor impairment were contributing factors in the crash.