SUFFOLK, Va. — A body found in Suffolk matches the description of a motorcyclist who a trooper tried to pull over Tuesday, according to Virginia State Police.
On Thursday around 6:30 p.m., a trooper tried to stop a Harley Davidson for going 100 in a 55 mph zone on Route 10 near Five Mile Road. Police say the person on the motorcycle refused to pull over, prompting a police chase.
The motorcyclist was speeding eastbound on Route 10, and the trooper lost sight of the motorcycle a few minutes later near Kings Fork Road, police say.
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Police say around 6:45 p.m., a driver called police to report that a motorcycle sideswiped her Ford Explorer on Goodwin Boulevard, east of Harrell Drive. State police and Suffolk police began investigating the crash as a hit-and-run and searched the area for the motorcyclist. The driver of the car was not hurt.
On Friday around 12:40 p.m., Suffolk police told state police that a body had been found at 4120 Goodwin Boulevard. The body was found down a 40-foot ravine covered in brush, state police say.
The body has been identified as 30-year-old Wyatt Austin Brill, according to state police.
State police are investigating and working to recover the motorcycle and body.
