2015-11-05

 The Roanoke County Police Department has released the name of the man who died in an accident Thursday morning near Cave Spring Middle School.MORE FROM WDBJ7.COMTrevor Fair/WDBJ7Trevor Fair/WDBJ7Police say Jesse Clingenpeel, 25, of Roanoke County, died at the hospital. He was a Roanoke City firefighter and was a "decorated veteran," according to Roankoe FireEMS.The accident happened around 7 a.m. Thursday on Brambleton Avenue.Investigators say a car driven by 27-year-old Basir Kahn of Roanoke hit the jeep Clingenpeel was driving. Kahn was not hurt.No charges have been filed at this time.Northbound traffic on Brambleton Avenue is still being diverted onto Ranchcrest Drive.Clingenpeel was on his way to work at the station on Peters Creek Road, according to the fire department.Here is the statement from Roanoke-Fire EMS:"It is with heavy hearts and deep sadness and regret that Roanoke Fire-EMS announces the passing of one of our brothers, Jesse Clingenpeel. Firefighter-EMT Clingenpeel, age 25, was killed in a motor vehicle crash this morning on Brambleton Ave. in Roanoke County. He was on his way to work at Roanoke Fire-EMS Station 4 located on Peters Creek Rd., SW. Jesse was hired by Roanoke Fire-EMS in 2013. He was a decorated veteran and was a very special person that will be sorely missed by all of us. Please keep his family and friends and our department in your thoughts and prayers as we go through this difficult time. Rest easy brother - we will take it from here......"Here is the news release from the Roanoke County Police Department:Jesse Daniel Clingenpeel, 25, of Roanoke County died at the hospital following a traffic crash this morning just before 7:00 a.m. in the 4700 block of Brambleton Avenue.The driver of the other vehicle is Basir Kahn, 27, of Roanoke City. He was not injured.The accident occurred at the intersection of Brambleton Avenue and Ranchcrest Drive. Initial reports were of an erratic driver on Brambleton Avenue. Police are talking with witnesses at the scene and continue their investigation of the sequence of events. The vehicle driven by Kahn struck Clingenpeel’s vehicle which rolled over several times, subsequently ejecting him from the vehicle.Northbound Brambleton Avenue is closed and traffic is being diverted onto Ranchcrest Drive. Southbound Brambleton Avenue is open.Police continue to investigate and interview witnesses. There are no charges at this time.=================One person was killed in a Roanoke County accident Thursday morning near Cave Spring Middle School.Roanoke County Police say traffic on Brambleton Avenue northbound will be closed for a few hours. A detour is on place to Ranchcrest Drive for northbound traffic.According to police, a man driving a Jeep died after he was hit by a person driving a Kia.The Jeep was on Brambleton Ave. attempting to turn onto Ranchcrest Drive when it was struck by the Kia.Prior to the accident, police say there was a report that the Kia was driving erratically.At this time, no charges have been filed.Check back soon for more updates....

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