A SINGLE VEHICLE ACCIDENT ON INTERSTATE 81 HAS CLAIMED THE LIFE OF BLOUNTVILLE MAN. 25 YEAR OLD JOSHUA TANNER JONES HAD JUST CROSSED INTO VIRGINIA NORTHBOUND WHEN HE RAN OFF THE ROAD, STRUCK THE BACK SIDE OF A GUARDRAIL, AND HIT A UTILITY POLE. DRUGS WERE REPORTEDLY FOUND IN HIS VEHICLE. JONES’ VEHICLE OVERTURNED DURING THE CRASH, CAUSING HIM TO BE EJECTED. HE WAS TAKEN TO BRISTOL REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER WHERE HE LATER DIED.