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Associated Press - July 29, 2010 4:25 PM ET
HANOVER, Va. (AP) - The Virginia State Police say two members of a North Carolina family have died from injuries suffered in a single-vehicle accident on Interstate 95 in Hanover County.
Police say 75-year-old Joe L. Thomas and 45-year-old Garry W. Estes died at Virginia Commonwealth University Medical Center in Richmond after the Thursday morning accident.
Police say the family was traveling in a vehicle driven by 51-year-old Teresa E. Bridges. The car ran off the highway and struck a tree.
Police say Bridges and her husband, 52-year-old Spencer D. Bridges, were taken to VCU Medical Center as well. Spencer Bridge's injuries are considered life-threatening. Teresa Bridge's are not.
Police say the family members were traveling from Durham, N.C., to a relative's college graduation in Washington, D.C.
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