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Update: Fatal crash on 250 Bypass under investigation in Albemarle County

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Update: Friday, 6:34 p.m. Albemarle County Police have identified the victim of the single-vehicle crash on the westbound Route 250 Bypass near the exit ramp for Route 601 on Thursday as 52-year-old Robert Lewis Wynkoop II, of Madison.

 

A fatal accident on the westbound Route 250 Bypass in Albemarle County this morning is under investigation.

According to the Albemarle County Police Department, at 8:15 a.m., units from the police department and fire rescue were dispatched to a report of a single vehicle crash near the exit ramp for Route 601.

The driver of the vehicle was declared deceased at the scene.

The identity of the driver is being withheld pending notification of the next of kin.

The crash remains under investigation by the Albemarle County Police Department’s fatal crash reconstruction team.

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Crystal Graham

Crystal Graham

A 1999 graduate of Virginia Tech, Crystal Graham 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]

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