Hanover, Va. – On Thursday, May 18, 2017, at approximately 7:48 a.m., the Sheriff’s Office responded to a single vehicle crash in the 17000 block of Washington Highway.
The preliminary investigation revealed that a 2012 Nissan 4-door sedan was traveling south on Washington Highway when the vehicle ran off the right shoulder of the roadway and collided with a tree.
The driver of the 2012 Nissan 4-door sedan, Erid Javier Rivas Hernandez, 19, of Ashland, was pronounced deceased at the scene of the crash.
Investigators are still collecting information to determine the circumstances that led to this tragic incident.
We extend our sincerest condolences to the Mr. Hernandez’s family during this difficult time.