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Fatal car accident on Simmons Gap Road in Albemarle County

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Albemarle County Police responded to a call of a two-vehicle crash on Simmons Gap Road, near Plunkett Road, at approximately 8:15 a.m. Wednesday.

The crash involved two single-occupant vehicles, an SUV and a sedan. The driver of the sedan, Forest Wayne Rogers, 22 years old, of Dyke, died on-scene. No other injuries were reported. No other injuries were reported.

The road is reopened but the crash remains under investigation. No further information is available at this time.

This is the 11th fatal crash investigated by the Albemarle County Crash Reconstruction Team during 2019.

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