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Police: Teen driver dead after striking tree in single-vehicle crash in Essex County

Crystal Graham
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Virginia State Police responded to a single-vehicle crash that left the driver dead on Elevon Road in Essex County Tuesday night.

According to VSP, at approximately 7:10 p.m., a 2004 Honda Accord driven by a teenage juvenile ran off the road to the right, overcorrected and crossed the road to the left striking a tree stump.

The driver was not wearing a seatbelt and died at the scene.

Two passengers were flown by Med-Flight to VCU Medical Center for treatment of serious but non-life-threatening injuries including one juvenile. The rear passenger was William Henry Monroe IV, 18, of Tappahannock.

Neither passenger was wearing a seatbelt.

This 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.