BOTETOURT COUNTY, Va.
The Virginia State Police are investigating a fatal single-vehicle accident that occurred on Tuesday, July 9, at 9:59 p.m.
The incident took place on Route 220, just 0.1 miles south of Country Club Road in Botetourt County.
A 2000 Ford Ranger was traveling northbound on Route 220 when it veered off the left side of the roadway.
The vehicle overcorrected, lost control, and overturned, resulting in the driver being ejected from the truck.
The driver, identified as 43-year-old Brian Wayne Coffey of Eagle Rock, Va., was not wearing his seatbelt at the time of the crash.
He was transported to Roanoke Memorial Hospital, where he later succumbed to his injuries.
The investigation into the crash is ongoing.
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