Indiana Man Killed In 1-64 Crash

An Indiana man was killed in a single-vehicle accident on Interstate 64 in Rockbridge County Friday afternoon, Sept. 1.

According to the Virginia State Police, the crash occurred at 12:55 p.m. one tenth of a mile west of Fredricksburg Road.

A 2016 GMC Denali was traveling east on Interstate 64 when the vehicle ran off the right side of the roadway and overturned.

The GMC was driven by Edward A. Mitchell, 59, of Scottsburg, Ind.  Mitchell was wearing his seatbelt and was not injured.

William Barger Jr. was a passenger in the vehicle and was not wearing his seatbelt and died at the scene.

The crash remains under investigation.