Driver killed in Interstate 81 crash in Emory

A driver is dead following a single vehicle crash in Washington County on Interstate 81 Friday morning.

Charles Trivett, 66, of Abingdon was traveling northbound when his work truck went off the right said of the highway, struck a guardrail and an embankment, then overturned.

The Virginia State Police reported Trivett dead at the scene located near Emory. The report noted Trivett was not wearing a seat belt.

(IMAGE: J. Olsen / Bristol Broadcasting Company News)