17-03-2025
Man and two cows killed in Rockbridge County crash
ROCKBRIDGE COUNTY, Va. (WFXR) – Virginia State Police are investigating after a crash in Rockbridge County resulted in the death of a man and two cows on March 13.
VSP said that just before 7 p.m. on Thursday, a 2007 Chevrolet 3500 pick-up truck towing a trailer with two cows was on Glasgow Highway heading north when it went off the right side of the road, hitting an embankment. The collision caused the vehicle to flip over and separate from the trailer.
The trailer remained on the road while the truck continued off the left side and into a ditch.
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A passenger in the truck, 77-year-old Rodney F. Unrue of Monroe, was pronounced dead at the scene. Police said he was not wearing a seatbelt.
The 81-year-old driver, Douglas N. Layne also from Monroe, was ejected from the truck and seriously injured. Layne was also not wearing a seatbelt, police said.
Police said that one of the cows was also killed during the crash and the other had to be euthanized.
The crash is still under investigation.
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