PATRICK COUNTY, Va. (WDBJ) – Virginia State Police have released the name of a man killed in a crash in Patrick County on Saturday.

John S. Boles, 81, of Claudville, died at the scene of the crash at the intersection of Dry Pond Highway and Hatchers Chapel Road in Patrick County, according to police.

Police say the driver of a Ford Ranger was southbound on Dry Pond Highway (Route 103) and was unable to avoid a Jeep Patriot, the driver of which had entered Dry Pond Highway from Hatchers Chapel Road.

The Ranger went off the right side of the freeway, while the Patriot stopped in the northbound lane.

Boles was the driver of the Patriot. Police say he was not wearing a seat belt. A nine-year-old seatbelt passenger suffered minor injuries, police said.

The driver of the Ford suffered minor injuries.

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