Barboursville woman killed in one-car crash on Rt. 670

Staff reports
Published: August 7, 2008

A Preddy Creek woman died Thursday morning when her sports utility vehicle went off a curve into a creek and crushed her beneath the vehicle, according to Virginia State Police.
Barbara K. Jenkins, 47, died at the scene of the wreck on Route 670 in Greene County, near the Orange County line. The road is also known as Preddy Creek Road.
Master Trooper J. W. Sullivan of the Virginia State Police is the investigating officer.
“Her vehicle, a Chevrolet Tahoe, was eastbound on Route 670 in a curve when the driver’s door opened and she was partially ejected,” Sullivan said. “That led to the vehicle leaving the road and falling onto its side in the creek culvert. The vehicle landed on her.”
Sullivan said it appeared that Jenkins was not wearing a seatbelt.