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Franklin County: 29-year-old dead in fatal single-vehicle crash on Sunday

Crystal Graham
Franklin County Virginia car accident crash police
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A 29-year-old Virginia man is dead following a single-vehicle crash in Franklin County early Sunday morning.

Tyler Austin Hale-Camp, 29, of Hardy, died at the scene. He was not wearing a seatbelt.

The crash occurred at 1:26 a.m. on Booker T. Washington Highway, just north of Harmony School Road, according to a report from Virginia State Police.

A 2012 Honda Accord was traveling north on Booker T. Washington Highway, when the vehicle ran off the right side of the roadway and struck a tree, according to VSP.

The crash remains under investigation.

Crystal Graham

Crystal Graham

Crystal Abbe Graham is the regional editor of Augusta Free Press. A 1999 graduate of Virginia Tech, she 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 on PBS. Her work on "Virginia Tonight" earned her a national Telly award for excellence in television.