A 23-year-old Dry Fork woman died early Tuesday after her vehicle ran off a Pittsylvania County road, overcorrected and flipped, throwing her from the vehicle. Virginia State Police say Aurora Lilliana Valencia was not wearing a seatbelt when she was ejected, and she was pronounced dead at the scene.
Troopers responded to the crash on Strawberry Road near Glenview Drive around 5:54 a.m. Tuesday, according to WFXR. The outlet reports that Valencia was driving a 2012 Nissan XTR southbound when the vehicle left the right side of the roadway, and the overcorrection that followed sent it rolling.
Vehicle Rolled After Driver Overcorrected
State police said the sequence began when the Nissan drifted off the pavement before Valencia tried to steer it back onto the road, a move that caused the vehicle to overturn, per the same WFXR account. That overturning is what led to Valencia being thrown from the vehicle, troopers said. She was identified by Virginia State Police as a Dry Fork resident, the station reported.
The crash site sits on Strawberry Road near Glenview Drive, a location confirmed separately by WDBJ7. Investigators have not released additional details about road or weather conditions at the time of the early-morning wreck.
Investigation Continues, Troopers Say
Virginia State Police confirmed the crash remains under investigation, according to WSET. No further information about the cause has been made public. WSLS also reported on the crash, noting that troopers responded Tuesday around 6 a.m. to the Strawberry Road location.
An earlier fatal wreck in Pittsylvania County occurred in August 2024. A two-vehicle collision on Route 41 killed 27-year-old Uniqua Alece Wykia Carter of Chatham, Virginia, after her northbound Hyundai Genesis lost control, crossed the center line and struck an oncoming Chevrolet Sierra head-on, according to the Chatham Star-Tribune. Carter died after being taken to SOVAH Health Danville, the paper reported.
