Chester Lee Bates, 65, died in a head-on collision on White House Road in Bedford County, Virginia.

A fatal head-on collision occurred on March 24 at 7:10 p.m. on White House Road in Bedford County, Virginia. Chester Lee Bates, 65, driving a 1995 Chevrolet 1500, crossed the center line and collided with a 2000 Lexus. Bates, not wearing a seatbelt, died at the scene, while the Lexus driver was hospitalized. The Virginia State Police are investigating the crash.