ROCKINGHAM COUNTY, VA (Rocktown Now) – The Virginia State Police is investigating a single-vehicle fatal crash that occurred in Rockingham County earlier this week.
The crash occurred Tuesday, February 18th, between 4:00 p.m. and 5:30 p.m. on the 12000 block of Alta Vista Lane. A 1996 Jeep Cherokee was on private property traveling through a field when it went down an embankment and overturned.
The driver of the Jeep, Richard L. Showalter, 76, of Linville, VA, died at the scene. He was not wearing a seatbelt.
A passenger in the Jeep, a 73-year-old female from Linville, VA, suffered non-life-threatening injuries and was transported to Sentara RMH Medical Center for treatment. She was not wearing a seatbelt.
According to Sergeant Brent W. Coffey in a news release, the crash investigation remains ongoing.