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Route 522 crash kills Mineral man

Route 522 crash kills Mineral man

Photo: WINA/Virginia State Police


April 28, 2020 VSP News Release

LOUISA CO., Va. – On April 21, 2020 (Tuesday) at 7:40 p.m., the Virginia State Police responded to a single vehicle crash with a confirmed fatality southbound Zachary Taylor Highway (Route 522), 1 mile north of Hensley Road (Route 720).

The trooper’s preliminary investigation reveals that a 2002 Chrysler PT Cruiser driven by Christopher R. Knudsen, 35, of Mineral, VA. was traveling southbound on Route 522 when he ran off road right and struck a tree.

Knudsen was not wearing a seatbelt and unfortunately, succumbed to his injuries and died at the scene.

The crash remains under investigation.

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