BEDFORD COUNTY, Va. – Virginia State Police is investigating a Bedford County crash that left a 17-year-old dead.
It happened on Friday at about 10:10 p.m. on Bellevue Road, not far from Route 221.
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Authorities said William Edward Bettenhausen, of Forest, had been driving in a 2017 Volkswagen Jetta when he lost control and ran off the left side of the roadway, hitting a fence and tree.
Bettenhausen was transported to Lynchburg General Hospital, where he died on Sept. 29, according to State Police.
The crash remains under investigation.