VSP: Afton man killed in crash

AFTON — Virginia State Police said an Afton man was killed Monday morning in a single-vehicle crash.

Police said units from Albemarle County Fire Rescue and the Albemarle County Police Department responded to a report of a crash in the 300 block of Ortman Road. The incident took place at about 8 a.m.

The driver of the vehicle, Roger Lee Durrette, 71, of Afton, died at the scene.

The cause of the crash remains under investigation by the Albemarle County Police Department’s Fatal Crash Reconstruction Team, the release said.

Brad Zinn is the cops, courts and breaking news reporter at The News Leader. Have a news tip? Or something that needs investigating? You can email reporter Brad Zinn (he/him) at bzinn@newsleader.com. You can also follow him on Twitter.

This article originally appeared on Staunton News Leader: Afton man killed in crash