State Police confirm Pamplin man died in two-vehicle crash

At 4:21 p.m. on Tuesday,May 10, Virginia State Police responded to a two-vehicle crash on Route 460 close to a quarter-mile west of Spruce Road.

A 2016 Yamaha moped was traveling east on Route 460 in the right lane when it was struck in the rear by a 2019 Jeep Grand Cherokee.

The operator of the moped, James R. Kress, 68, of Pamplin, died at the scene. He was not wearing a helmet and was ejected from the moped.

The driver of the Jeep, Chelsey M. Tanner, 26, of La Crosse, was uninjured in the crash. She was wearing a seatbelt.

Charges are pending. The crash remains under investigation.