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Deputies: 2 people, including pregnant woman, killed in crash in York Co.

YORK COUNTY, Va. (WAVY) — Two people, including a pregnant woman, have died after a two-vehicle crash on Water Street Thursday night.

According to officials, around 8:15 p.m., deputies were dispatched to Water Street in Yorktown, between Daniel’s Drive and the Colonial Parkway entrance, for reports of a two-vehicle crash.


Witnesses to the crash reported that a 2016 Dodge Challenger was traveling at a high rate of speed when it swerved out of control and struck a 2015 Honda Fit. Deputies stated that the passenger of the Challenger, a 21-year-old man, and the passenger of the Honda Fit, a pregnant 34-year-old woman, both died as a result of the crash.

The driver of the Honda Fit, a 28-year-old woman, suffered a laceration to her leg, but has since been released from the hospital. The driver of the Challenger, 22-year-old Hunter Arnold, suffered multiple injuries and was taken to Riverside Hospital.

Deputies said charges are pending against Arnold.

The crash remains under investigation.

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