ACCOMACK COUNTY, Va. (WRIC) — A mother was hit by a car and killed while teaching her young daughter how to ride a bike in Accomack County on Thursday night.
According to Virginia State Police, Erika Cherrelle Bailey, 26, and her boyfriend, Duane Lee Turner, 39, were teaching their 6-year old-daughter how to ride a bicycle on Nocks Landing Road in the town of Atlantic at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday, April 12. While they were out, they were hit by a 2021 Honda Pilot SUV.
Bailey was killed on impact.
Turner and his daughter were seriously injured and taken to Tidal Health Hospital in Salisbury, Maryland.
The driver of the SUV, 36-year-old Jessica Greenley Waterfield of Atlantic, and her 3-year-old passenger were not injured.
No charges have been made at this time, but the crash is being investigated by the Accomack Commonwealth Attorney’s Office. The office will determine if charges need to be placed.
Neither speed nor alcohol were contributing factors in the crash, according to state police.
All lanes were closed on Nocks Landing Road as part of the Virginia State Police investigation.
