ESSEX COUNTY, Va. — One teenager died and two other teens were injured in a car crash Tuesday night in the northern part of Essex County.
Virginia State Police said the crash happened around 7:10 p.m. on Elevon Road off of Route 17.
A 2004 Honda Accord ran off the road to the right, over corrected and hit a tree stump on the left side.
The driver, who was under 18, was not wearing a seat belt and died at the scene, State Police said.
Two passengers were medflighted to VCU Medical Center for treatment of serious, but not-threatening, injuries.
State Police said the front seat passenger was also under 18. The rear passenger was identified as 18-year-old William Henry Monroe IV of Tappahannock. Neither were wearing a seat belt.
This crash remains under investigation.
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