GLOUCESTER COUNTY, VA. (THECOUNT) — Elle Wrenn Hartley, of Saluda, Virginia, has been identified as the victim in a fatal Tuesday night vehicle crash in Gloucester County.

Hartley, 20, was killed in a single-vehicle crash near Gloucester Tuesday night.

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According to reports, Hartley was operating a Kia sedan on Route 17 near Ark Road in Gloucester, when for unknown reasons, the vehicle crossed enterlines and exited the roadway around 5:15 p.m. Tuesday. The vehicle then entered a culvert and rolled over before coming into contact with a substantial tree.

Hartley was pronounced dead at the scene of blunt force trauma injuries.

The cause of the crash remains under investigation.

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Geo quick facts: Gloucester County is a county in the Commonwealth of Virginia. As of the 2020 census, the population was 38,711. Its county seat is Gloucester Courthouse. The county was founded in 1651 in the Virginia Colony and is named for Henry Stuart, Duke of Gloucester. Metropolitan Statistical Area – Wikipedia.