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An Emporia man has been charged with manslaughter and his third offense of driving under the influence after a crash that killed another driver on state Route 288 in Chesterfield County early Tuesday.

Alonza Jefferson Jr., 46, of Midlothian was killed about 12:50 a.m. when a 1994 Chevrolet pickup traveling south on Route 288 near Chester Road crossed the median into the northbound lanes and hit his 1996 Cadillac, Virginia State Police said.

The crash caused the pickup to overturn and Jefferson’s Cadillac to hit the guardrail head-on.

Jefferson, who was wearing a seat belt, was pronounced dead at the scene, police said.

The driver of the pickup — Matthew P. Pernell, 27 — has been charged with DUI third offense and involuntary manslaughter, state police said early Wednesday. He was being held at the Chesterfield jail with no bond.

After the crash, Pernell had been taken to VCU Medical Center with injuries that were considered serious but not life-threatening.