Suspected drunk driver kills Hampton Roads activist
A Hampton Roads activist died on Dec. 30 when a car hit her vehicle in a Norfolk tunnel. The Virginian-Pilot reported Shelby “Lexus” Riddick-Walker died after Dominique Goodwin’s 2018 Volkwagon Tiguan struck her 2007 Chevrolet Equinox head-on while driving the wrong way inside the Downtown Tunnel.
The newspaper said Riddick-Walker died instantly. Virginia State Police have indicated alcohol may have contributed to the crash.
WAVY, a Hampton Roads television station, said Riddick-Walker previously worked for the LGBT Life Center, which has offices in Norfolk and Hampton.
The organization in a Facebook post described Riddick-Walker’s death as a “tragic loss for our community.” A candlelight vigil in honor of Riddick-Walker will take place at Norfolk’s Waterside Pier on Friday at 6 p.m.