Teenager dies in single vehicle crash in Accomack County

Kamleshkumar Desai, Salisbury Daily Times
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A teenager died Monday in a single-vehicle crash in Onancock, Virginia State Police report.

Police said the accident happened at about 7:25 p.m. June 13 on Mount Nebo Road, north of Dingleys Mill Road.

The driver, identified as 17-year-old Joshua Antonio Vasquez, was traveling northbound in a Ford Mustang on Mount Nebo Road, north of Dingleys Mill Road, at a high rate of speed when he failed to negotiate the turn and ran off the roadway.

Virginia State Police responded to this single-vehicle crash Monday, June 13, at Mt. Nebo Road in Onancock. Joshua Antonio Vasquez, 17, died after hitting a tree, police said.
Virginia State Police responded to this single-vehicle crash Monday, June 13, at Mt. Nebo Road in Onancock. Joshua Antonio Vasquez, 17, died after hitting a tree, police said.

Vasquez struck a tree and died upon impact, police said.

He was not wearing his seatbelt at the time of the crash, and it is unknown if alcohol was a contributing factor.

The crash remains under investigation.

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