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Rockbridge County: Charlotte man dies from injuries in I-81 accident

Chris Graham
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A Charlotte man died from injuries in a two-vehicle crash on Interstate 81 in Rockbridge County on Saturday.

James Earl Phillips, 42, of Charlotte, died at the scene of the accident, at the 189 mile marker on I-81, reported at 12:24 a.m.

Per a Virginia State Police report, Phillips was traveling north on I-81 in a 2016 Ford Explorer when his vehicle struck a northbound 2015 Freightliner tractor trailer in the rear.

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