In light of horrific Virginia deaths, consider others when behind the wheel

By: Roger Chesley

Outlets: Virginia Mercury

Published: June 8, 2026

Words: 1,008

Last Updated: 3 days, 20 hours ago

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Guadalupe Rivera – landscaping supervisor, family man, helper – suffered a needless, ghastly death because, police said, a speeding car collided with an SUV before striking Rivera on a Chesapeake sidewalk, where the 60-year-old Suffolk man was working.

Police said the male driver of the sedan at the center of the mayhem May 29 was racing so fast that he also dislodged the engine of the SUV he struck first and damaged a nearby …

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