By KEITH STRANGE
Police are investigating two-vehicle accident on U.S. Route 501 late Friday morning that resulted in severe injuries to two, and sent two more people, including an eight-month-old boy to the hospital.
A spokesman for the South Boston Police Department said investigators are unsure who was driving one of the vehicles at the time of the crash.
Cpl. R.D. Edmunds said that a 1996 Ford was traveling south on Route 501 when the driver ran off the right side of the roadway, over-corrected and veered into the path of a 1990 Dodge van operated by Clarence Edmundson, 60, of Lincoln Drive in South Boston.
"It is unclear at this point who was driving the Ford," Edmunds said.
According to the officer, the passengers of the Ford were Dorothy Mae Brandon, 26, Otis Rudolph Brandon and eight-month-old Dion D. Brandon.
"We have reports that Dorothy Brandon was operating the vehicle at the time of the accident," Edmunds said.
When rescue personnel arrived on the scene, Dorothy Brandon was in the passenger seat of the wreckage.
"We haven't been able to get her statement at this time due to her injuries," the officer said yesterday.
Dorothy Brandon was airlifted to Duke University Medical Center following the accident.
Otis Brandon was in Halifax Regional Hospital yesterday, where he was listed in critical condition, according to a hospital spokesman.
Clarence Edmundson was transported to Halifax Regional Hospital, where he was treated and released.
Edmundson's passenger, Harry Lee Edmundson, 52, complained of pain at the scene, but was not transported to the hospital, according to the spokesman.
While rescuers worked to free the Brandons from their vehicle, South Boston Police Officer A. Fisher held a frightened Dion Brandon.
"He wasn't in any kind of child car seat," said a visibly shaken Fisher.
Dion Brandon transported to Halifax Regional Hospital, where he was treated and released, according to a hospital spokesman.

Halifax County High School senior Kathryn Ramsey was named the Principal's Award winner during Thursday's night's annual Senior Awards Night program.
Principal Albert T. Randolph presented the award.
Ramsey is the school's SCA president and has been a member of the student government council for three years.
In addition, she is serving as a member of the Student Advisory Committee for the Virginia Board of Education, is serving as reporter for the school's National Honor Society chapter and is the president of the school's Junior Habitat for Humanity chapter.
Academically, Ramsey is among the top 15 students in this year's graduating class.
Ramsey was also a member of the high school's girls tennis team and swimming teams for five years.
She served as captain of both teams this year.
The Principal's Award is considered one of the high school's top honors.
It is presented each year to a graduating senior who exemplifies excellence in all facets of student life, including academics, extracurricular activities and community endeavors.
Seniors Ashley Epperson and Tripp Hunt were named as recipients of the school's top female and male athletic awards.
Epperson received the Tuesday Woman's Club Outstanding Female Athlete Award while Hunt received the T.C. Watkins III Outstanding Male Athlete Award. (See related story in the sports section).
A number of awards and scholarships were presented during the two-hour awards ceremony.
The valedictorian and salutatorian awards were not presented because school officials have not finished compiling SOL test scores and final grades.
Those awards and the recognition of the Top Ten Students will take place Friday night during the high school's graduation ceremonies.
The list of award and scholarship winners follows.

Tax hike options ranging from zero to 4 cents on real estate and zero to 85 cents on personal property will be on the supervisors' budget menu when they meet to decide the 2003 budget tonight.
The meeting begins at 7 p.m. in the second-floor conference room at Mary Bethune Complex in Halifax.
Supervisors advertised a $66.3 million budget reflecting the 4-cent and 85-cent increases, noting at the time the board could lower but not exceed the advertised rates.
The county's current real estate tax rate is 40 cents per assessed $100.
The current personal property tax rate is $1.26.
At the two-hour May 20 hearing, 28 taxpayers put their cases before supervisors.
During the hearing, support for education drew strong backing from economic development advocates and community leaders.
A resolution from the Economic Development Council asked supervisors to fund a $2.2 million increase to schools and a $160,054 increase for the Industrial Development Authority.
However, other residents objected or urged caution, noting the county's closing factories and its double-digit unemployment rate.
In other business, supervisors will hold a public hearing at 8 p.m. on a proposed amendment to the 1977 Halifax County Code which would include increasing Land Use Application Fees from $125 to $250.

Clover School reunion organizers described the response as "overwhelming" Saturday when a crowd in excess of 650 returned for a final farewell.
Clover Elementary School will close this year, but in the past the community also had a high school and former Clover school students from as far away as California, Wisconsin and Alabama packed the school for the 2-5 p.m. Saturday reunion.
"It was so touching that so many came back," said Rita Griles, one of the reunion organizers. Students from the 1920s through the 1950s dominated the crowd, she said.
And they were anxious for the event to began.
"Two people came at 11:30 a.m.," recalled Griles. "They wanted to see all the pictures."
By the time local residents arrived for the 2 p.m. event, the line to enter the school was down the walk and along the street.
Carlton Lacks Sr., Clover High School graduating class of 1928, and wife Ruby, class of 1932, were typical of those enjoying the reunion.
School ornaments and Memory Books were popular items sold throughout the day.
Anyone wishing to order a Memory Book may do so by contacting Griles at 1042 Williams Road, Scottsburg, 24589.
Clover High School opened in February of 1924 as a high school.

Track and field standout Ashley Epperson and three-sport participant Tripp Hunt have been named as the top senior athletes at Halifax County High School.
Epperson was named as the recipient of the Tuesday Woman Club's Outstanding Female Athlete Award and Hunt was named as the recipient of the T.C. Watkins III Outstanding Male Athlete Award.
The awards were presented by Principal Albert T. Randolph Thursday night during the annual Senior Awards Night program.
Epperson, who is among the top 15 students in this year's graduating class, has been a member of Halifax County High School's girls track team for four years.
She has been tabbed as the track team's Most Valuable Player for the past three years and was named as the team's co-Most Valuable Player in her freshman year.
Epperson has competed in the district, Northwest Region and Group AAA State Track and Field Meets in each of the past four seasons.
She placed in the long jump in the state meet in each of the past two seasons, coming up with a fourth-place effort in this past weekend's state meet.
The track standout holds the school record in the long jump with a mark of 18 feet and eight and a half inches which she set last year.
Epperson received the awards for the most points scored in this year's Gazette Relays in Charleston, W.Va. and won the Most Valuable Player Award for Field Events in the 2000 Lynchburg Relays.
Hunt, a three-sport participant, also had an outstanding athletic career at Halifax County High School.
He was a member of the Comets swim team for four years and received a team Rookie of the Year award and two Coaches Awards.
In addition, Hunt was a member of the high school's tennis team for three years and won two Coaches Awards and a Most Valuable Player award during the span.
Hunt was a member of the high school's cross country team for three years and won two Coaches Awards during that span.

Annie Compton Conner

Annie Compton Conner, 78, of 6151 Bethel Road, Scottsburg, died May 30 at her home.
Mrs. Conner was born in Halifax County on August 30, 1924, the daughter of Charlie B. Compton and Fannie Chaffin Compton and was married to James Harold Conner. She was a member of Bethel Baptist Church where she was a member of the WMU. She was also a member of the Bethel Home Demonstration Club with the VPI Extension Homemakers.
Survivors include her husband; one son, Mike Conner and wife, Carol of Scottsburg; one daughter, Vanessa Conway and husband, Ray of Walhalla, SC; seven grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; and one brother, Carl Compton of Scottsburg. She was preceded in death by one son, Skip Conner; three brothers and six sisters.
Services for Mrs. Conner were held June 1 at 2 p.m. at Bethel Baptist Church with the Rev. Dr. Tony Brooks conducting the service. Burial followed in the church cemetery.
Those wishing to give memorials are asked to consider Bethel Baptist Church or Halifax Regional Hospice, 2204 Wilborn Avenue, South Boston, 24592.

Joan Coates Davis

Funeral services will be held at Swicegood Funeral Home in Danville at 11 a.m. today for Joan Coates Davis, 68, of Dry Fork, who died Friday at her residence.
Services will be conducted by the Rev. Duane O. Blevins.
Mrs. Davis was born in Halifax County on August 18, 1933, and was the daughter of the late Clem Coates and the late Elsie Shelton Coates.
Mrs. Davis was married to the late Marvin I. Davis, and lived most of her life in Halifax and Danville, where she was a member of Riverview Baptist Church.
Survivors include her son David A. Davis of Dry Fork; two brothers, Leroy Coates and Clarence Coates, both of Halifax; two sisters, Peggy Clark of Nathalie and Frances Conner of Halifax; and two grandchildren.
She was predeceased by three brothers, Clem Coates, James Coates and Andrew Coates, and three sisters, Grace Childress, Ada Lloyd and Cathryn Lowery.
Burial will follow at 1 p.m. today at the Halifax Memorial Gardens.

Albert Kenneth Morris

Albert Kenneth Morris, 78, of 3236 Wilson Road, Virgilina, died May 31 at Halifax Regional Hospital.
Mr. Morris was born in Halifax County on May 24, 1924, the son of the late Willie Osborne Morris Sr. and Bessie Tuck Morris and was married to Lula W. Morris. He was a member of Union United Church of Christ where he served as a deacon and was a former member of the Board of Directors. He was a retired supervisor with Collins & Aikman, retired farmer and was a US Army Veteran.
Survivors include his wife of the home; one son, Waverly L. Morris of Virgilina; three brothers, Henry Morris, Gerald Morris and Franklin, all of Virgilina; two sisters, Beatrice Buchanan of Clarksville and Barbara Holt of Cluster Springs. He was preceded in death by four brothers, Thomas, Woodrow, Junior and David Morris.
Services for Mr. Morris were held at Union United Church of Christ on June 2 at 2 p.m. with the Rev. Michael Wilburn officiating. Burial was in Virgilina Cemetery.
Those wishing to give memorials are asked to consider Virgilina Volunteer Fire Department.
Mattie Wilkerson Sattlewate
Mrs. Mattie Wilkerson Sattlewate of Philadelphia, Pa., formerly of Halifax County, died May 31 in Philadelphia.
Mrs. Sattlewate was the daughter of the late Richard Wilkerson and Mrs. Rozella Wilkins Wilkerson.
She was the sister of Mrs. Elsie Strange of South Boston.
Funeral services for Mrs. Sattlewate will be held Friday in Philadelphia.

Luther William Stephens

Funeral services for Mr. Luther William Stephens, 89, of Java will be held Saturday, June 8 at 11 a.m. at the County Line Baptist Church.
The Pastor Otis R. Dillard will conduct the services.
Burial will take place in the church cemetery.
Mr. Stephens died Saturday in the Danville Regional Medical Center.
He was born in Pittsylvania County on September 15, 1912.
Mr. Stephens was the son of the late Robert William Stephens and the late Mae Ella Chambers Stephens.
He was married to the late Mildred Dixon Stephens.
Mr. Stephens was a member of the County Line Baptist Church.
He is survived by three daughters, Ms. Betty Jones of Lynchburg, Mrs. Julia Frances Berkley of Vernon Hill and Ms. Clarine Stephens of Washington, D.C., and one son, Mr. John Robert Stephens of Capital Heights, Md.
He is also survived one brother, Mr. Joseph Stephens of Nathalie, one sister, Mrs. Lillie Terry of Philadelphia, Pa., and by eight grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren.
The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service and other times at the home of Mrs. Julia Frances Berkley, 4242 Ridgeway Road in Vernon Hill.