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Amelia County: Cumberland man dies from injuries in weekend car crash

Chris Graham
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At 11:35 a.m. on Saturday, Virginia State Police responded to a single-vehicle crash in Amelia County.

A 2011 Ford Fusion was traveling northbound on Genito Road when it ran off the road to the right and struck a telephone pole, causing the vehicle to overturn.

The driver, Raymond Paul Turner Jr., 87, of Cumberland, was pronounced dead on the scene. He was wearing his seatbelt.

This crash remains under investigation.

Chris Graham

Chris Graham

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