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22-year-old Newport News woman killed in Hampton crash Wednesday night

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HAMPTON, Va.— Police have identified a woman killed in a crash in Hampton Wednesday.

A little after 11:50 p.m., Hampton officers responded to the 1800 block of Merchant Lane, near Peninsula Town Center where they found a single-vehicle crash.

Police said their investigation showed a man was driving at a high rate of speed on Merchant Lane when he lost control and crashed into a building.

Officers took the man and a woman, who was a passenger, to the hospital for life-threatening injuries.

The woman, identified as Jermiyah Pryear, 22, of Newport News, died from her injuries at 3:10 a.m. Thursday, police said.

Police said the crash is still under investigation, and no charges have been filed.

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