Teenager dies after their car departs roadway and collides with tree off of West Patrick Henry Road in Hanover, Virginia
Teen driver killed in Hanover crash
"The preliminary investigation revealed that a 2016 Nissan Rogue, was traveling westbound on West Patrick Henry Road when the vehicle left the right shoulder of the roadway, struck a dirt culvert, and collided with a tree," the Hanover Sheriff's Office wrote in an email.
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