A man was killed early Sunday morning when his car struck a culvert and then several trees, state troopers said.

The single-vehicle crash occurred at approximately 2:33 a.m. Sunday, and claimed the life of a Virginia Beach, Va., man.

Nicholas S. Faison, 28, was fatally injured when the 2012 Nissan Sentra he was driving left the roadway struck a culvert, along with a stop sign and multiple trees.

Faison was not using a seat belt at the time of the crash, was ejected and pronounced deceased at the scene.

The crash occurred on Lee County 379, approximately 3 miles south of Valley, in Lee County.