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Virginia State Police investigating fatal motorcycle crash in Halifax County

Chris Graham

policeA Vernon Hill, Va., man is dead after a single-vehicle motorcycle crash on Route 360 in Halifax County on Friday.

Around 4:10 p.m. Friday (June 15, 2018), Virginia State Police was called to the scene of the crash. A 2004 Harley Davidson Electra Glide motorcycle was traveling eastbound on Route 360 about half a mile east of Route 680 when it ran off the right side of the road onto the gravel shoulder, and the driver lost control of the vehicle.

The driver – Courtland R.S. Penn, 53, of Vernon Hill, Va. – died at the scene. He was wearing a helmet at the time of the crash.

The crash remains under investigation at this time. 

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