45-year-old man dies after crashing in Patrick County

Happened on Fairystone Park Highway

PATRICK COUNTY, Va. – A man lost his life after crashing in Patrick County on Thursday, according to Virginia State Police.

At about 11:45 p.m., 45-year-old Matthew Eric Bauer, of Stuart, was driving in a 2005 Honda Pilot on Fairystone Park Highway, just east of Meadow Brook Loop, authorities say. He ran off the right side of the roadway, hit the guardrail and overturned.

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According to state police, he was ejected from the vehicle and died at the scene.

He was reportedly not wearing a seat belt.

VSP says the crash remains under investigation.


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