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Fatal Accident in Mecklenburg Claims Life of Driver

   Written by on August 10, 2022 at 10:28 am

MECKLENBURG – An accident in Mecklenburg County resulted in the death of a Nelson County man recently according to the Virginia State Police (VSP).

The accident took place around 7:00 p.m. on Friday, July 29, on Wilson Newton Road near the intersection with Nelson Church Road.

Tommy L. Thaxton, 68, of Nelson was driving a 2002 Chevrolet Cavalier when the car he was driving ran off the left side of the road and into a creek before striking an embankment and coming to a stop.

Thaxton was taken from the scene to VCU CMH Hospital and ultimately died from injuries. Reports indicated that he was not wearing a seatbelt.

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