Draper woman dies in accident on Wysor Road

On Tuesday Morning, May 22, 2018 at approximately 5:15 am, the Pulaski County Sheriff’s Office responded to a single motor vehicle crash on Wysor Road, near the Graham Road Intersection, in the Draper section of Pulaski County.

Upon arrival, deputies found a 2000 Jeep Cherokee had ran off the right side of the roadway and impacted a tree. The passenger of the vehicle, Julie Tygart of Draper Virginia, was ejected and died as a result of her injuries.

The driver of the vehicle, Samantha Collier also of Draper Virginia, was transported to the hospital with non-life threatening injuries. The crash is being investigated by Sgt. B. R Owens with assistance from the crash reconstruction team.

We would like to thank REMSI Rescue Personnel, Draper Volunteer Fire Department, Pulaski Fire Department, DCT Towing of Pulaski and VDOT for their assistance.