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Single-vehicle crash in Franklin County takes like of Boones Mill man

Chris Graham
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Virginia State Police is investigating a single vehicle crash that resulted in a fatality at 12:27 a.m. Thursday at the intersection of Wades Gap Road and Dillon’s Mill Road in Franklin County.

A 2006 Chevrolet Malibu was traveling south on Dillon’s Mill Road, when the vehicle ran off the right side of the roadway and struck an embankment.

Jason Lynn Hicks, 44, of Boones Mill, drove the Chevrolet.  Mr. Hicks was not wearing his seatbelt and died at the scene.

The crash remains under investigation.

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