Patricia B. Vaught, 49, of Blacksburg died in a motor vehicle accident late this afternoon at the intersection of U.S. 460 and Bishop Road.
Blacksburg Police, Fire, and Rescue responded at 4:38 p.m. to the single vehicle accident.
According to a police news release, early investigation revealed Vaught was driving west on U.S. 460 in a 1995 Ford Taurus when the vehicle swerved right and hit the guardrail on the right shoulder of the road.
The car continued across Bishop Road until it came to a rest at the guardrail on the opposite side of the road.
Vaught was transported to Montgomery Regional Hospital but was pronounced dead shortly after arrival.
Police investigation of the accident will continue.
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Did we ever find out the cause of this crash? You have kind of left us hanging.
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