Saturday, July 18, 2009

Teen Killed in Accident


Teen Killed in Accident

Franklin Co., VA - A 14-year-old boy is dead after an accident in Franklin County Friday evening. It happened shortly before 6:00 p.m. near Red Valley. According to State Police, Devan Austin was alongside Route 116 getting mail out of a mailbox when he tried to run across the road. He ran into the side of a utility trailer being hauled by a pickup. Austin, who was from Newport, was killed. The driver, a 21-year-old from Boone's Mill, was not injured. The crash remains under investigation.

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