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Police name victims in Augusta County fatal crash, one arrested at the scene
AUGUSTA COUNTY, Va. (ROCKTOWN NOW) — Two pedestrians were struck and killed while crossing a highway in Augusta County over the weekend. The pedestrians, Opal C. Nelson, 83, and Carolyn M. Childress, 72, both of Staunton, died at the scene. According to a statement from Virginia State Police, neither person was wearing reflective clothing at the time of crash.
Two dead after being struck by vehicle in Augusta County
WEYERS CAVE — Virginia State Police said two pedestrians were struck and killed by a van Saturday night in Augusta County. The incident took place shortly before 9:30 p.m. near the Valley Pike Farm Market in the 3400 block of Lee Highway (U.S. 11), just south of Fadley Road. Two unidentified people died at...
Police ID pedestrians struck, killed by vehicle in Weyers Cave
Virginia State Police have identified the pair of pedestrians killed by a motorist in Augusta County Saturday night. Opal Nelson, 83, and Carolyn Childress, 72, both of Staunton were killed in an accident on U.S. Route 11 a half-mile north of Weyers Cave around 9:21 p.m. Saturday. Neither Nelson nor...
Train, Van Crash Claims Three Lives
AUGUSTA COUNTY – Virginia State Police is investigating a triple fatal crash involving a passenger van and train that occurred at approximately 8:08 p.m. Monday (Aug. 12, 2024) on tracks near Wayne Avenue in the small Stuarts Draft community of Augusta County. A 2019 Ford transit van was traveling...
VSP releases names of two pedestrians killed in Augusta County crash
AUGUSTA COUNTY, Va. (WHSV) - Virginia State Police has released the names of the two pedestrians who died in a cash that occurred Saturday night on Lee Highway (Route 11). The crash happened a half mile north of Weyers Cave Road, where two pedestrians were struck by a 2003 Dodge Caravan traveling northbound on Route 11. The two pedestrians were Opal C. Nelson, 83, and Carolyn M. Childress, 72, of Staunton, according to a VSP release. Neither wore reflective clothing.
Waynesboro: Kiwanis Club awards more than $10K in Community Grants
The Kiwanis Club of Waynesboro has awarded $10,540 in Community Grants to non-profit organizations serving Waynesboro and Augusta County. Funding for the grants is made possible through the Kiwanis Fund managed by the Community Foundation of the Central Blue Ridge. Fourteen applications were received in 2024. “The Kiwanis Club of...
Two Staunton Pedestrians Killed in Route 11 Crash
AUGUSTA COUNTY, VA (CVILLE RIGHT NOW) –Virginia State Police are investigating the deaths of two pedestrians in a crash that happened Saturday night around 9 p.m. on Route 11 (Lee Highway), just north of Weyers Cave Road in Augusta County. According to police, a 2003 Dodge Caravan was heading...
Two Pedestrians Killed Crossing Highway In Weyers Cave
Two pedestrians were killed Saturday evening in Weyers Cave. Staunton residents Opal C. Nelson, 83, and Carolyn M. Childress, 72, were crossing Route 11 at 9:21 p.m. Saturday, a half mile north of Weyers Cave Road in Augusta County, when a 2003 Dodge Caravan hit them while heading north, according to a release from the Virginia State Police.
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