65-year-old man dies in Nelson County crash No description found
NELSON COUNTY, Va. – A 65-year-old man was killed in a crash on Afton Mountain Road near Williams Creek Lane in Nelson County Sunday evening, according to Virginia State Police.
Authorities told 10 News that at about 7 p.m., Phillip R. Pugh, of Afton, was headed east in a 2005 Chevrolet Tahoe when he ran off the right side of the road, continued into a ditch, hit a culvert and overturned.
State troopers have confirmed that Pugh died at the scene.
The crash remains under investigation.
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