VSP investigating fatal crash in Patrick County

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PATRICK COUNTY (WSLS 10) - Virginia State Police (VSP) are investigating a single-vehicle fatal crash in Patrick County. The crash occurred Saturday at 10:10 a.m. on Route 835, less than a mile south of Route 58.

Officials say a 1997 Honda CRV was traveling north on Route 835 when it ran off the left side of the road.  According to VSP,  the vehicle struck a highway sign and then an air conditioning unit adjacent to a Pioneer Community Hospital building.

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The driver, Beau J. Beasley, 36, of Stuart, Va., was taken to Pioneer Community Hospital, where he died a short time later.

Police say Beasley was wearing a seatbelt. The crash remains under investigation.