A man driving an SUV lost control, crossed the center line and struck two approaching motorcycles, killing one driver, in a Monday crash in Franklin County.
The driver, Ronald Wayne Patterson Jr., 27, of Hurt, fled the scene after the 7:49 p.m. crash on Six Mile Post Road, and was taken into custody a short time later on a felony hit-and-run charge, according to Virginia State Police.
The motorcyclist who died was James Benjamin Trail, 31, of Ferrum. A second man, Brandon James Carson, 19, of Ferrum, was transported to the hospital for injuries received in the crash.
The crash remains under investigation.
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