Two people are dead after a crash involving an ATV on July 4 in Orange County.
The driver, Jesse A. Powell Jr., 33, of Orange, and passenger, Kelton T. Carter, 25, of Locust Grove, died at the scene.
A 2024 Yamaha Wolverine side-by-side all-terrain vehicle was travelling north on Tower Road when it failed to negotiate a turn, went off of the right side of the road, struck a tree and rolled over, according to Virginia State Police.
The accident occurred at 10:40 p.m. on Tower Road, at the intersection with Col. Drake Lane.
Powell and Carter were not wearing seatbelts, according to VSP.
The crash remains under investigation.