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North Carolina woman dead from injuries in Interstate 81 crash

Chris Graham
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A Hickory, N.C., woman is dead from injuries in a wrong-way crash on Interstate 81 in Botetourt County last week.

Debra Powell Hall, 67, of Hickory, N.C., died at the scene of the Sept. 20 crash at the 160.7 mile marker in Botetourt County, according to a report from Virginia State Police.

Hall was a passenger in a 2018 Honda CR-V driven by Dickie Donald Hall, 75, also of Hickory, N.C., around 5:30 p.m. the afternoon of Sept. 20.

The Halls were heading south on Interstate 81 when the vehicle ran off the left side of the roadway, crossed into the median into the path of a 2000 Jeep Cherokee.

Dickie Hall, the 19-year-old driver of the Jeep and a 19-year-old passenger in the Jeep were all transported to a local hospital for treatment of injuries received in the crash.

Hall has been charged with reckless driving.

Chris Graham

Chris Graham

Chris Graham is the founder and editor of Augusta Free Press. A 1994 alum of the University of Virginia, Chris is the author and co-author of seven books, including Poverty of Imagination, a memoir published in 2019, and Team of Destiny: Inside Virginia Basketball’s Run to the 2019 National Championship, and The Worst Wrestling Pay-Per-View Ever, published in 2018. For his commentaries on news, sports and politics, go to his YouTube page, or subscribe to his Street Knowledge podcast. Email Chris at [email protected].