Breaking News for Culpeper and Warrenton Accident Victims

Remington high-school student dead after tragic single-vehicle wreck

Posted on Apr 26, 2010

A freshman high-school student is dead after a single-car crash on Clover Hill Road. The student, Wyatt Ellison Flory, 14, was the front seat passenger in a 2006 F-150 pickup truck when the accident occurred.

The driver of the Ford truck, a 16 year old male, lost control while cresting a hill, ran off the road, and struck several trees. Flory was killed as a result of the crash. According to police, he was wearing his seat belt when he was killed.

There were two other passengers in the Ford, a 17 year old male and a 17 year old female. Both were riding in the backseat of the truck. A witness claimed that the crash was so serious that it took rescue workers 45 minutes to cut the girl out of the vehicle.

Speed is believed to be a factor in the accident, which was investigated by the Virginia State Police accident reconstruction team. Unfortunately, every year teen drivers die unnecessarily in single-vehicle crashes just like this one because of excess speed, distracted driving, drunken driving, and more.

There have been a number of efforts in the Culpeper and Warrenton areas to educate high-school students about the dangers of driving.