Ronald Alvin Colvin

Pursuit

A deputy was headed westbound about 11 p.m. when he noticed a other quickly approaching him from behind. The other tailgated the deputy, who was operating a marked cruiser, before passing him on a solid double-yellow line and accelerating to 85 mph. The deputy attempted to stop the other and then pursued. The pursued driver allegedly improperly passed another motorist, and was driving on the wrong side of the road while maintaining speeds of 80 to 100 mph. The driver lost control of the car. Colvin was behind the wheel of a 1993 Lincoln Town Car when it ran off the right side of VA-42 and struck a mailbox in Craigsville before going into a spin back across the roadway and off VA-42 before striking a ditch. The car went airborne and hit a second ditch, which caused it to flip over onto its side and strike a utility pole.The driver, Ronald A. Colvin, was killed.