PITTSYLVANIA COUNTY, VA. (THECOUNT) — Robert Lee Bennett Jr, of Sutherlin, Virginia, has been identified as the victim in a fatal single-vehicle crash in Pittsylvania Friday afternoon.
Bennett, 70, was killed in a single-vehicle crash near Sutherlin Friday afternoon.
According to officials, Bennett was operating a vehicle on Laurel Grove Road near Rogers Road in Sutherlin, when for unknown reasons, the vehicle crossed centerlines and exited the roadway around 1:50 p.m. Friday. The vehicle then made contact with a substantial tree.
Bennett, who was not wearing a seatbelt, was transported to an area hospital where he was later pronounced dead of blunt force trauma injuries.
The cause of the crash remains under investigation.
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Geo quick facts: Pittsylvania County is a county located in the Commonwealth of Virginia. As of the 2010 census, the population was 63,506. Chatham is the county seat. Pittsylvania County is included in the Danville, VA Micropolitan Statistical Area – Wikipedia.
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