SATURDAY AFTERNOON CRASH IN DICKENSON COUNTY LEAVES ONE DEAD

A fatal crash in Dickenson County on Saturday afternoon is under investigation. The Virginia State Police reports that troopers responded to Route 631 south of Fairview Road at about 12:46 p.m. A 2006 Chevrolet Silverado, driven by 20-year-old Timothy Smith, of Clintwood, was heading south on 631 when it ran off the right side of the road. The vehicle went down the embankment, hit several trees and overturned in the river. Due to the vehicle being out of view from the road the exact time of the crash is unknown. The VSP reports that Smith died at the scene and that the crash remains under investigation. 

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