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Rockbridge County: One man dead after car careens down embankment, strikes trees

Crystal Graham
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A Buena Vista man is dead after a single-vehicle crash Friday night in Rockbridge County.

Eugene Wilson, 83, died at the scene.

The accident occurred on Route 60, one mile east of Reid Hollow Road, according to Virginia State Police.

Wilson, in a Honda Odyssey, was traveling west when he ran off the right side of the road and down an embankment where he struck several trees before the vehicle came to a rest overturned.

The crash remains under investigation.

Wilson had been the subject of a missing person report in May. He was later found safe.

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Crystal Graham

Crystal Graham

Crystal Abbe Graham is a reporter and ad manager for Augusta Free Press. A 1999 graduate of Virginia Tech, she has worked for 25 years as a reporter and editor for several Virginia publications, written a book, and garnered more than a dozen Virginia Press Association awards for writing and graphic design. She was the co-host of "Viewpoints," a weekly TV news show, and co-host of "Virginia Tonight," a nightly TV news show, both broadcast on PBS. Her work on "Virginia Tonight" earned her a national Telly award for excellence in television. You can reach her at [email protected]