Bedford County deadly crash driver named, passenger also dies

Goodview Accident (Added: February 15, 2012)

State police say one of the two people inside the pick-up truck was killed, the other was flown to Roanoke Memorial. We're also told no one in the store was hurt. (more)

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By: WSLS-TV Staff Reports | WSLS-TV 10
Published: February 15, 2012

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BEDFORD COUNTY, VA --

Virginia State Police released the name of one of the two people killed in a pick-up truck crash in Bedford County on Tuesday night.

Sergeant Robert Carpentieri, of State Police's Salem division, said 44-year-old Andrew William Heck Jr., of Goodview, was the driver of the pick-up truck that crashed into the Goodview Road Grocery Store, just after 8:30 p.m. Tuesday night. He later died.

Sgt. Carpentieri said a second man who also in the truck died overnight. The passenger was severely burned, and Sgt. Carpentieri said the Medical Examiner's office in Roanoke would have to make a positive identification before he could release the man's name.

Investigators believe Heck Jr. Lost control of the truck as he crossed railroad tracks. Somehow the pick-up truck got launched into the air, and crashed into the front of the state.

State Police are still investigating.