Staunton man killed in Rockbridge County crash

ROCKBRIDGE COUNTY – Virginia State Police said a Staunton man died following a crash Thursday night in Rockbridge County.

The single-vehicle crash took place on Va. 60 at the intersection of Wesley Chapel Road in Rockbridge County, a press release said.

A 2008 Buick Lucerne ran off the right side of the roadway, hit a guardrail and continued over an embankment. Police said the car rolled over several times.

The driver was identified as John Edward Nelson Young, 75, of Staunton. Young, who was wearing a seat belt, was taken to Carilion Rockbridge Community Hospital in Lexington, where police said he later died.

The crash remains under investigation.

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