
                         Roanoke Times
                 Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.

DATE: SUNDAY, March 27, 1994                   TAG: 9403270052
SECTION: VIRGINIA                    PAGE: E-4   EDITION: METRO 
SOURCE: LISA APPLEGATE
DATELINE:                                 LENGTH: Short

IRONTO MAN, 18, DIES AFTER CAR ACCIDENT

An 18-year-old Ironto man died Saturday from injuries suffered when his car flipped at least 15 times Friday night.

Charles B. Taylor lost control of his truck after passing a tractor-trailer on Interstate 81 near the Montgomery County/Roanoke County line, a witness told state police. Trooper D.I. Compton said that although speed was not a factor in the crash, Taylor's truck flipped many times before it landed in the median strip.

Taylor, who was wearing a seat belt, was flown to Roanoke Memorial Hospital on Friday night. He was pronounced dead at 4:30 p.m. Saturday, a hospital spokeswoman said.

by CNB