Home Augusta County: Stuarts Draft man dies from injuries in Sunday morning crash
Region/State

Augusta County: Stuarts Draft man dies from injuries in Sunday morning crash

Chris Graham
police
(© Артем Константинов – stock.adobe.com)

At 1:02 a.m. on Sunday, Virginia State Police responded to a single-vehicle crash on Route 608.

A 1991 Ford Taurus was traveling south on Route 608 when it entered a curve, ran off the right side of the road, struck a sign, traveled down an embankment, overturned and caught fire.

The driver, Robert L. Wells, Jr., 65, of Stuarts Draft,, died at the scene.

The crash remains under investigation.

 




Multimedia

 

Chris Graham

Chris Graham

Chris Graham is the founder and editor of Augusta Free Press. A 1994 alum of the University of Virginia, Chris is the author and co-author of seven books, including Poverty of Imagination, a memoir published in 2019. For his commentaries on news, sports and politics, go to his YouTube page, TikTok, BlueSky, or subscribe to Substack or his Street Knowledge podcast. Email Chris at [email protected].

Latest News

Flux poetry reading at New Dominion Bookshop in Charlottesville
Virginia Politics

Hashmi, Virginia Humanities announce launch of statewide poetry contest

climate change
Trump's America

Alon Ben-Meir | Wars, inequality, poverty no longer confined to faraway places

We are living through a moment in time of cascading disorder. Wars, inequality, and poverty are no longer confined to “faraway” places; they are entwined into a single global crisis that cuts across continents, regions and regimes.

glenn youngkin
Virginia Politics

Glenn Youngkin has a new conspiracy theory: The Democrats stole 2025!

We’re all used to 2020 election denial. Former Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin has come up with a new one: the Democrats stole 2025!

baseball
Sports

JMU Baseball: Dukes welcome new pitching coach, Christian Bourne 

uva football entrance
Football, Go 'Hoos

UVA Football: The 2026 Virginia roster is the most experienced in the country

darden towe park
Local

Albemarle County: Darden Towe Park closed due to damage from storms

police car arrest lights
Region/State

Five shot, one critically wounded, in mass shooting at Virginia State University