ROCKINGHAM COUNTY, Va. (WRIC) — A 17-year-old boy is dead after the car he was driving ran off the road and crashed in Rockingham County.
According to Virginia State Police, the crash occurred at 1:35 a.m. on Sunday, July 28 on Mayland Road, a tenth of a mile east from Zirkle Lane.
Police said 17-year-old Gadge M. Crawford, of the town of Timberville in Rockingham County, was driving a 2022 Honda Accord on Mayland Road.
The car was speeding when it crossed a double solid yellow centerline, ran off the left side of the road and hit an embankment and fence before it overturned.
Crawford was not wearing a seatbelt and was ejected during the crash. He died at the scene.
Police continue to investigate the crash.
