Stuarts Draft man ejected, killed in crash
STUARTS DRAFT — Virginia State Police said a driver was killed early Sunday morning in Augusta County.
Police said the fatal single-vehicle crash took place in Stuarts Draft at 1:02 a.m. on Tinkling Spring Road, about a 1/4-mile north of Va. 649.
According to a press release, a 1991 Ford Taurus was headed south on Tinkling Spring Road when it entered a curve, ran off the right side of the road and struck a sign. The car continued down an embankment, overturned and caught fire.
The driver, Robert L. Wells Jr., 65, of Stuarts Draft, died at the scene, police said. He was not wearing a seat belt and was ejected from the car.
The crash remains under investigation.
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