Westbound crossed center line and struck vehicle head on traveling eastbound two drivers were rushed to the hospital with serious injuries. Weve just learned in the last 5 minutes that one of the drivers, 19 year old Kayla Simmons of Roanoke County, has died. Neither car had any passengers. Investigators say drugs and alcohol possibly may have been a factor. People can bypass on temple drive. Well bring you more information on this crash as we get it. Live in vinton, Christian Heilman wdbj7 a reminder now of how cold it will be tomorrow. Startedwatching sunday morning if we get down the record right now are projecting somewhere between seven and nine degrees and the wind is also an issue windchill advisory is up through a sunday morning because the winds kick him in this cold air gets involved. It really is very uncomfortable with the windchill right now around the region you can see that it is quite cold in the mountains they were from zero to six most of the eye eighty one quarters r
Just one person is dead after a deadly crash in vinton involving two cars. It happened late last night. Crews arrived at the scene on hardy road near temple drive. A vehicle traveling westbound crossed the center line and struck another vehicle headon traveling east. Rushed to the hospital with serious one of the drivers, 19 year old Kayla Simmons of Roanoke County, died as a result of her injuries. Passengers. Investigators say drugs and alcohol may have played a role in the crash. Well bring you more it both on the air and on our website at wdbj7dotcom. Late yesterday afternoon a Pulaski County judge ruled ashley white abused and neglected her children. Wdbj7s justin ward tells us what white said happened the day her son noah thomas went missing nearly a year ago. Ashley whites lawyers had nothing to say friday afternoon just moments after judge Bradley Finch ruled white is guilty of three counts of child abuse and neglect. Finch said this was a disaster waiting to happen. White admi
When the guys behind you get through the wreck and theyre able to go on the rest of the way. I hated for our m m camry still pushing to 13, working really good together. I was going to push him to see if i couldnt get farther, give ourselves a chance to win. Hopefully benefit our teammates can do it. Thanks, kyle. Thanks, tell mates denny hamlin and and matt kenseth running first and fourth. Wow, a lot of damage there. Wow. Carl edwards who moments before was in a position to challenge for the win. Last year in this race, half the field ended up wrecked in the garage. And we were hoping not to have a repeat of that tonight. However, thats pretty much where we are. Well im not going to say anything about the attrition rate anymore. Like you said, business picked up. And you cant let out the throttle. Youve got to stay on the gas. If that means pump along guy, trying to push him forward so you can go forward, sometimes it pays off. When it doesnt, hello down the straightaway, thats kind
He was admired and treasured by his colleagues. President obama expressed his condolences. He influenced a generation of judges, lawyers, and students and profoundly shaped the legal landscape. Reporter scalia leaves behind a wife and nine children. He was 79. Some g. O. P. Leaders are saying that president obama should in the be allowed to choose scalias successor, instead saving that right for the next president. Whitney now, many are already speculating on who will be chosen to scalias place in the Supreme Court. Well share what impact that could be in the future election and our government. And were expecting another night of bonechilling the temperatures in some areas may reach Single Digits overnight, andre also watching the potential for snow and ice to start off the workweek. Will stafford has the latest in the weather center. Will were more than likely going to see the coldest night well see the season as temperatures will drop down pretty cold. Lynchburg at 15. Our forecast l
Will continue for sunday with Winter Weather on the way for monday. Hot springs in the Single Digits. Whitney tonight the Pittsylvania County Sheriffs Office is trying to figure out what led to a man being hit and killed by a train in gretna. Sheriff mike taylor tells me the call came under around 9 30 this morning. Investigator came to the scene and found a man dead on the train tracks across from the Movie Theater on maine street. We are still waiting for the Sheriffs Office to confirm the mans identity. A teenager is dead following a headon collision last night in roanoke. Around 9 00 p. M. , police were called to the 2200 block of hardy road. 19yearold Kayla Simmons was driving westbound on hardy line and hit another vehicle. Simmons was taken to the hospital where she died from her injuries. The other driver is 33yearold Christopher Markus hash. He was taken to the hospital with serious injuries. There were no passengers in either vehicles. Drugs and alcohol are possibly factors i