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Virginia State Police investigating fatal crash in Culpeper County

Chris Graham

virginia state policeVirginia State Police Trooper D.B. Vaden is investigating a fatal crash in Culpeper County. The crash occurred at 6:45 a.m., Friday (Dec. 23), on Route 620/Edwards Shop Road, approximately one mile east of Angus Lane.

A 2007 Chevrolet was traveling south on Route 620 when it ran off the left side of the highway, continued through a field and struck a tree.

The driver, Floyd W. Smith, 66, of Elkwood, Va., died at the scene. He was not wearing a seat belt.

The cause of the crash remains under investigation. Alcohol was not a factor in the crash.

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