Virginia State Police is investigating a single-vehicle crash on Interstate 81 in Botetourt County early Wednesday that took the life of a Massachusetts man.
According to State Police, a 1992 Nissan Sentra was traveling south on Interstate 81 at the 158-mile marker when the vehicle ran off the right side of the roadway and struck a Jersey wall at 2:02 a.m.
The Nissan was driven by Richard J. Banville, 52, of Franklin, Mass., who died at the scene of the crash.
The crash remains under investigation.