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Staunton man dead after car rolls down embankment in Rockbridge County

Crystal Graham
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A Staunton man is dead following a single-vehicle crash in Rockbridge County on Thursday night.

John Edward Nelson Young, 75, was transported to Carilion Rockbridge Community Hospital where he later died.

The accident occurred at 10:30 p.m. on Route 60 at the intersection of Westley Chapel Road.

Young’s 2008 Buick Lucerne ran off the right side of the road, struck a guardrail and then rolled several times over an embankment, according to Virginia State Police.

The 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.