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Fatigue likely a factor in fatal accident that killed Waynesboro resident

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A Waynesboro resident is dead after a single-vehicle crash early Wednesday on South Eastside Highway in Rockingham County.

Adonis W. Boykin, 26, died at the scene, according to Virginia State Police.

The fatal crash occurred at 6:45 a.m. near the intersection with Treeland Lane in Elkton.

According to VSP, Boykin’s Subaru Forester was travelling northbound on South Eastside Highway when the vehicle ran off of the right side of the road, went down an embankment, overturned and struck a tree.

Boykin was wearing a seatbelt.

Fatigue is being looked at as a possible cause. The crash remains under investigation.

Crystal Graham

Crystal Graham

Crystal Abbe Graham is the regional editor of Augusta Free Press. A 1999 graduate of Virginia Tech, she has worked for 25 years as a reporter and editor for several Virginia publications, written a book, and garnered more than a dozen Virginia Press Association awards for writing and graphic design. She was the co-host of "Viewpoints," a weekly TV news show, and co-host of Virginia Tonight, a nightly TV news show on PBS. Her work on "Virginia Tonight" earned her a national Telly award for excellence in television.

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