VSP investigating 2 fatal crashes late last week in SWVA

Virginia State Police is investigating 2 fatal crashes in Southwest Virginia late last week. The first occurred last Thursday around 4 p.m. on Route 611 in Washington County. That’s when the Jeep driven by 43 year old Seth A. Easley of Saltville, Va. Lost control on Route 611. Easly died at the scene. The second crash occurred last Friday at 7:00 a.m. on Interstate 81 northbound in Smyth County. A Toyota driven by 36 year old Casey A. Hornsby of Central City, KY. was heading northbound on Interstate 81 in the right lane when the driver lost control flipping the vehicle several times. Casey was pronounced dead at the scene.  Two other passengers in the Sequoia suffered minor injuries.  Both crashes remain under investigation.