The Virginia State Police are investigating the first fatal car crash of the New Year that occurred Monday at 1:51 a.m. in Buckingham County.
Kevin B. Leonard, 33, of Spout Spring, died at the scene.
According to the VSP, a 2006 Buick Rendezvous was travelling southbound on Route 24 (Mount Rush Highway) one mile south of Community Road when the vehicle went off the road to the right and struck a tree.
Leonard, a passenger in the car, was not wearing a seat belt.
The driver, Brittany Leonard, 32, of Concord, suffered serious injuries.
Charges are pending.