A Staunton woman is dead after an accident at the intersection of the off ramp of Interstate 81 northbound and Route 262 in Augusta County.
Cynthia Dean, 57, died at the scene.
Virginia State Police is investigating a fatal crash that occurred at approximately 1 p.m. this afternoon.
According to police, Dean’s 2020 Hyundai SUV was travelling southbound on Route 262 when it was unable to avoid a tractor trailer that had exited Interstate 81 northbound and was attempting to turn onto Route 262 northbound.
The SUV became wedged underneath the tractor trailer.
The driver of the tractor trailer, Sayed Hamidullah, of Omaha, Neb., was not injured. Hamidullah has been charged with reckless driving.
The crash remains under investigation.
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