ROCKBRIDGE COUNTY, Va. – A 70-year-old man died in a fatal crash in Rockbridge County after authorities say he rear-ended a tractor-trailer.
According to Virginia State Police, the crash happened around 2 p.m. Sunday on I-81 North at mile marker 196 when a 2006 Jeep Wrangler rear-ended a 2008 Freightliner.
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Authorities say the Jeep was driven by Edgar Almony of Jarrettsville, Md., who was reportedly not wearing his seatbelt. Almony was taken to Stonewall Jackson Hospital, where he later died. A passenger in the Jeep was also taken to the hospital with non-life threatening injuries.
The driver of the Freightliner was not hurt, according to police.
According to authorities, the crash remains under investigation.