65-year-old man dies in Pittsylvania County crash on Wards Road

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PITTSYLVANIA COUNTY, Va. – Virginia State Police are investigating a Pittsylvania County crash that took the life of a Campbell County man on Monday night.

At 7:20 p.m., authorities said a 2002 Mazda 626 was traveling west on Wards Road when it drove off the right side, causing the driver to overcorrect.

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The vehicle went back over the road, crossing the centerline and running off to the left side before overturning several more times.

The driver, 65-year-old Jerry Mohr, of Altavista, died at the scene.

Police said he was not wearing a seatbelt.


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