A 44 year old Scottsburg man died at the scene of an early Saturday morning single vehicle crash on State Route 360, about two-tenths mile west of State Route 729. Anthony David “Tony” Franklin of Scottsburg was pronounced dead at the scene around 1:14 a.m.According to a state police report, Franklin was the operator of a 2000 Ford Explorer which veered off the right side of the roadway, striking a tree. He reportedly was not wearing a seatbelt. The vehicle was declared a total loss and investigation into the accident is continuing by Virginia State Trooper D. D. Johnson.

In other reports from the State Police, Trooper D.J. Cline is investigating a single vehicle accident in which the car ran off State Route 676, about three tenths mile north of its intersection with State Route 360, striking a tree. The accident is believed to have occurred around 4  a.m. Saturday morning. The driver of the car left the scene of the accident and as of yesterday had not been found.