Duke art history professor Hans Joris Van Miegroet dies in car crash

A Duke University art history professor died a car crash Friday evening. Durham Police responded to a single-vehicle crash around 6:30 pm on Academy Road near Duke University Drive. The driver, identified as Hans Joris Van Miegroet, was pronounced dead at the scene.

Miegroet was a Professor of Art and Art History at Duke University.

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The cause of the accident remains under investigation.

Academy Road between Duke University Road and Cranford Street was closed for several hours as police conducted their initial investigation.