By SYLVIA HORLANDER
Nelson County Gazette / WBRT Radio
Monday, June 13, 2016, 12:20 p.m. — A single-vehicle crash Monday morning at about 5 a.m. claimed the life of a Chaplin man. The Nelson County 
Sheriff’s Office reports that Charles Chesser, 79, was driving west on Chaplin Road in Bloomfield when his vehicle crossed the intersection onto Fairfield Hill Road and struck a fire hydrant before hitting the old Post Office building, causing heavy damage to both the vehicle and the building.
Chesser was pronounced dead at the scene by the Nelson County Coroner. Police say they believe Chesser may have had a medical emergency while he was driving.
Nelson County EMS and the Northeast Nelson Fire Department also responded to the scene. Deputy sheriff Christopher Conway is investigating the accident.
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