A Two-Vehicle Crash In Smyth County Virginia Has Left Texas Man Dead. According To The Virginia State Police, 40-Year-Old Luis Rivas Was Traveling Southbound On Interstate 81 When His SUV Left The Roadway, Continued Through The Median, And Struck A Northbound Tractor-Trailer Head-On. The Tractor Trailer Then Ran Off The Highway, Went Through A Guardrail, Continued Down A Steep Embankment, And Struck A Tree. The Driver Of The Truck Was Treated At An Area Hospital For Minor Injuries.