Tony L. Epperson Obituary – A press release from the Virginia State Police has revealed that a pedestrian was tragically killed on Thursday night at an entrance ramp on Interstate 81 in Augusta County. The incident occurred around midnight when a trooper was dispatched to investigate a crash involving a pedestrian who was struck while walking along U.S. 11 at the northbound entrance ramp of I-81 in Greenville.
According to the police, the pedestrian, who was wearing non-reflective, all-black clothing and had his back to traffic, was hit by a vehicle that was attempting to merge onto the I-81 ramp. The victim has been identified as Tony L. Epperson, a 37-year-old resident of West Augusta. Fortunately, the driver of the vehicle was unharmed and remained at the scene. No charges have been filed in connection with the incident.