I-81/64 Split
Augusta County, Virginia
Updated 11:45 AM 11.21.22
From VSP :
“At 6:17 a.m. Saturday (Nov. 19), Virginia State Police responded to a crash in Augusta County at the I-81 and I-64 interchange.
A 2016 Mack tractor-trailer was traveling west on I-64. As it was taking the ramp to merge onto I-81 south, the tractor-trailer ran off the right side of the road and went through the guardrail. The trailer landed in the northbound lanes of I-81, where it struck a 2017 Toyota Tacoma pickup truck.
The driver of the Toyota, Cynthia L. Fanning, 58, of Buxton, Maine, was transported for treatment of serious injuries. She was wearing a seatbelt.
A passenger in the Toyota, Mark J. Fanning, 76, of Buxton, Maine, died at the scene. He was wearing a seatbelt.
The driver of the tractor-trailer, Ronald W. Wenger, 59, of Broadway, Va., was transported for treatment of serious injuries. He was wearing a seatbelt.
Wenger was charged with reckless driving (46.2-852). The crash remains under investigation.
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Shelby Crouch
Public Relations Coordinator
Virginia State Police”
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“At 6:17 a.m. Saturday (Nov. 19), Virginia State Police responded to a crash in Augusta County at the I-81 and I-64 interchange.
A tractor-trailer was traveling west on I-64. As it was taking the ramp to merge onto I-81 south, the tractor-trailer ran off the road and went through the guardrail. The trailer landed in the northbound lanes of I-81, where it struck a pickup truck.
The driver and passenger in the tractor-trailer were transported to a nearby hospital for treatment of serious injuries.
An individual in the pickup truck died at the scene.
The tractor-trailer was loaded with chicken waste, which spilled across the travel lanes when the tank was damaged in the crash. Clean up is underway.
There were two secondary, minor crashes due to the slick road conditions caused by the waste spill. No injuries involved in those.
The crash remains under investigation.
Please follow VDOT/511 for information on the detour that is in place.
Corinne N. Geller
Public Relations Director
Virginia State Police”
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