18yearold man dies after crashing car into utility pole in Lancaster
Sep 08, 2026
LANCASTER COUNTY, Va. (WRIC) -- An 18-year-old man has died after crashing his car into a utility pole on Courthouse Road in Lancaster County late Saturday night.
At around 10:08 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 5, Virginia State Police troopers were called to the 10700 block of Courthouse Road in Lancaster
County for a single-vehicle crash.
Police said a 2001 Honda sedan heading south on Courthouse Road ran off the right side of the road, overturned and hit a utility pole.
The Honda driver, 18-year-old Jseric Khari Jones of Lottsburg, was entrapped inside. Rescue personnel extricated Jones, and he was taken to a local hospital. He died at the hospital due to his injuries, police said.
Speed is believed to be a factor in the crash, according to police.
Authorities continue to investigate the crash.
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