On November 6, 2013 at approximately 4:25 p.m. Metro 911 received a call of a single vehicle crash on Coal River Road. Deputy J. Yost of the Kanawha County Sheriff’s Office responded and investigated the crash.
A white Chevrolet Cavalier traveling south exited the roadway to the left and struck a tree. Witnesses believed the vehicle was traveling approximately 55 mph prior to impact.
One witness to the crash said the vehicle braked until almost stopped, them accelerated suddenly. The witness saw this several times immediately prior to the crash, and planned to report the driving as soon as the witness believed it was safe to make a call to 911.
The vehicle may have been the subject of a BOLO (be on the lookout) issued by Metro 911 several moments earlier which reported a white car traveling the same direction being operated erratically near the intersection of Coal River Road and West Main Street near Saint Albans.
The driver, Tammy Holsopple (47 years old of Tornado, WV) was not wearing a seatbelt at the time of the crash. Airbags deployed during the collision. Mrs. Holsopple was trapped in the car. Members of the Tornado and West Side Volunteer Fire Departments responded and extricated her from the vehicle. Mrs. Holsopple subsequently died.
The Office of the Chief Medical Examiner of West Virginia will perform a toxicology test as part of their investigation.
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Cpl. B. D. Humphreys
Kanawha County Sheriff’s Office
301 Virginia St. E.
Charleston WV 25301
304-357-0732 / 304-951-7328