One person is dead and another is injured following a single vehicle crash in the 1800 block of Garth Road in Albemarle County after 1:30 a.m. this morning.
“The two occupants of the motorcycle were transported to the University of Virginia Hospital by Albemarle County Fire Rescue,” said Reagan Whitlow, a public information officer for Albemarle County. “As a result of their injuries, one of the occupants passed away at the hospital.”
On Monday, Albemarle County identified the deceased as 25-year-old Jake A. Martel of Lebanon, Maine.
The Albemarle County Police Department’s Crash Reconstruction Team is continuing to investigate what happened.
There were seven traffic fatalities in 2024 compared to ten in 2023, according to the latest annual report from the Albemarle County Police Department.
Before you go: This was posted first to Information Charlottesville at 10:35 a.m. on March 23, 2025 and will be updated with further information as it comes available.
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