A Buffalo Junction man died Sunday morning after his pickup truck ran off Route 58 in Mecklenburg County, struck a tree stump and burst into flames. Virginia State Police identified the driver as 45-year-old Jimmy Stanley, who was pronounced dead at the scene.
According to WRIC, the single-vehicle crash took place around 11:35 a.m. on Nov. 1 on Route 58, a quarter-mile east of Cartersville Point Road. Police said Stanley's eastbound Ram 1500 ran off the right side of the road, went into a ditch and hit a large tree stump before the truck caught fire. As SoVaNOW also reported, Stanley was from the Buffalo Junction area of Mecklenburg County.
Investigation Remains Open
Authorities continue to investigate the crash, per the same station's report. No further details about the cause of the crash have been released.
