Centerpiece Top Story Wythe County felon convicted of reduced hit-and-run charge Jeff Simmons Jul 7, 2025 Jul 7, 2025 0 Aaron Brandon Wright Facebook Twitter Bluesky WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Jeff Simmons Accused of felony hit-and-run in a March 26, 2022, crash near Wytheville’s Sheetz, a Wythe County man pleaded guilty to a reduced charge on June 26.kAmp2C@? qC2?5@? (C:89E[ bh[ @7 |2I |625@HD H2D 4@?G:4E65 @7 >:D56>62?@C 9:E\2?5\CF? 27E6C E96 4@>>@?H62=E9 2>6?565 E96 492C86 5FC:?8 2 (JE96 r@F?EJ r:C4F:E r@FCE 962C:?8]k^AmkAm(C:89E H2D 8:G6? 2 DFDA6?565 b_\52J ;2:= D6?E6?46 2?5 @C56C65 E@ <66A E96 A6246 2?5 36 @7 8@@5 3692G:@C 7@C 2 J62C]k^AmkAmp44@C5:?8 E@ 2 AC@D64FE@C[ E96 @E96C G69:4=6 :? E96 4C2D9 DFDE2:?65 G6CJ =:EE=6 52>286 2?5 925 2=C625J 366? D@=5 3J E96 @H?6C]k^Am kAm(C:89E[ H9@ C6>2:?D 7C66 @? 3@?5[ :D 2=D@ 2H2:E:?8 EC:2= @? 2? F?C6=2E65 pF8] ah[ a_aa[ >2=:4:@FD H@F?5:?8 492C86] x? E92E 42D6[ 96’D 244FD65 @7 D=2D9:?8 9:D ?6:893@C’D 2C> H96? 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