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Driver charged in fatal accident in Warren County that killed tractor trailer driver

Crystal Graham
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The name of the person killed in a tractor trailer accident on Interstate 66 in Warren County on Monday has been released. The accident occurred at the 6 mile marker on I-66 at 12:59 p.m.

Roger G. Martin, 67, of Roanoke, died at the scene. Martin was the driver of the tractor trailer.

Dawn M. Mongold, 58, of Hedgesville, W.Va., was charged with reckless driving in the accident.

According to Virginia State Police, Mongold’s Dodge Caliber was traveling on the entrance ramp to I-66 from northbound Route 522 when it lost control, ran off the left side of the ramp, crossed the westbound lanes and collided with a westbound Kenworth tractor trailer, which was traveling in the left lane.

The impact caused the tractor trailer to run off the right side of the roadway, collide with the bridge guardrail, overturn off the bridge and come to rest on northbound Rte. 522. The tractor trailer then caught fire.

The crash remains under investigation.

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Crystal Graham

Crystal Graham

Crystal Abbe Graham is the regional editor of Augusta Free Press. A 1999 graduate of Virginia Tech, she has worked for 25 years as a reporter and editor for several Virginia publications, written a book, and garnered more than a dozen Virginia Press Association awards for writing and graphic design. She was the co-host of "Viewpoints," a weekly TV news show, and co-host of Virginia Tonight, a nightly TV news show on PBS. Her work on "Virginia Tonight" earned her a national Telly award for excellence in television.