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Published: May 27, 2009
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A Danville man was one of five people in the state who died in motor vehicle accidents over Memorial Day weekend, according to Virginia State Police.
Dallas McKinley Bowen, 71, of Danville, lost control of his pickup truck while traveling on Mill Creek Road on Friday.
Bowen’s truck ran off the road, hit a tree and overturned, according to a spokesperson for the Virginia State Police. Bowen, who was wearing a seat belt at the time of the accident, was transported to Danville Regional Medical Center, where he later died.
Bowen was a teacher at Gretna Middle School. Principal Vera Glass said Bowen was in this third year of teaching eighth-grade science at the school. Prior to that, she said, he worked with Homebound in Pittsylvania County.
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This is so sad, my thoughts and prayers go out to the family.
I know the young woman who came upon the accident scene right after it happened and called 911. Thank God she was in the right place at the right time. The scene was obstructed with a lot of weeds and growth.
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