State Police: Boones Mill man had medical emergency before fatal crash

FRANKLIN COUNTY – A 59-year-old man died after a crash in Franklin County Friday morning.

The crash occurred at 8 AM on Jubal Early Highway (Route 116), about a mile west of Boones Mill Road (Route 684) in Franklin County.

State police say a 2012 Ford Escape traveling west ran off the left side of the roadway and struck a rock, then returned to the roadway and struck the guardrail.

According to police, the driver, Randolph Francis Dolan of Boones Mill, was wearing his seatbelt and died at the scene.

Police say they believe Dolan had a medical emergency prior to the crash.

The crash remains under investigation.