One person has died following a single-vehicle crash in southern Albemarle County on April 30. Public safety responders were dispatched to the intersection of Irish Road and Chestnut Grove in Esmont around 3:21 p.m.
“Upon arrival, first responders located a vehicle that had struck a tree,” reads an information release sent out at 8:52 p.m. that evening. “The driver was transported to UVA Medical Center with serious but non-life-threatening injuries.”
The passenger, 19-year-old Ava Bright of North Garden, was killed. Neither occupant of the vehicle was wearing a seat belt.
The crash remains under investigation. This is the third fatality on Albemarle County roads this year.
Before you go: This story was originally posted in the May 1, 2025 edition of Charlottesville Community Engagement. For more information on Town Crier Productions, please visit this section of the website.
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