Two Spotsylvania County men were killed in separate traffic wrecks within an hour in the county on Friday, state police said.
The first wreck occurred at 2:55 p.m., at the intersection of Salem Station Boulevard and Leavells Road, said state police Sgt. Les Tyler.
A 2005 Saturn Ion driven by 73-year-old Arthur Edwin Westveer Jr. was pulling out of a shopping center onto Leavells Road, Tyler said. He had a green light.
A 2008 Honda Civic driven by 19-year-old Locust Grove resident Heather Marie Anderson hit Westveer's car in the driver's side.
Trooper D.A. Eaves determined that Anderson ran a red light; she was charged with failure to obey a traffic light. Both drivers were wearing their seat belts.
Anderson wasn't hurt, Tyler said. Westveer was taken to Mary Washington Hospital, where he was pronounced dead about an hour after the wreck. There were no passengers.
The other wreck occurred at 3:45 p.m. on Elys Ford Road about a half-mile north of Golden Oaks Drive, Tyler said.
A 2006 Suzuki motorcycle driven by 23-year-old Michael James Kersey ran off the right side of the road and overturned. Kersey, who was wearing a helmet, was thrown off the motorcycle and died at the scene, Tyler said. Trooper R.A. Aldrich investigated.
Bill Freehling: 540/374-5405
Email: bfreehling@freelancestar.com