Rangers Probe Deadly Crash Near Blue Ridge Parkway Spot

Rangers investigate a fatal motor vehicle collision near milepost 11 on the Blue Ridge Parkway in Nelson County, Virginia. The crash occurred Sunday, March 23, 2025, when a car driven by Troy Hagwood, 62, of Stuarts Draft, struck a tree limb, veered off the road, hit a large tree, and burst into flames. Hagwood, a 16-year National Park Service employee off duty at the time, and his wife Cheryl, 60, died in the fiery wreck that spread to nearby woods. Read more about this...