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One person dead following vehicle crash in Virginia

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VIRGINIA — A man died Saturday morning after his vehicle lost control and struck a tree on Route 11, according to Virginia State Police.

Troopers responded around 10 a.m. to a crash near the intersection with Cougar Trail Road.

Authorities said a southbound Oldsmobile 88 went off the right side of the road, overcorrected, lost control, and went off the left side into a median before hitting a tree. The vehicle split in half and caught fire.

The driver, 50-year-old Kenneth S. Goodson of Pulaski, was pronounced dead at the scene. Troopers noted that Goodson was not wearing a seatbelt.