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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...
Augusta County Sheriff’s Office: 77-year-old man reported missing by friends
An Augusta County man left a residence Monday morning and hasn’t been seen since, according to the Sheriff’s Office. Gene Gary Serrett, 77, was reported missing last night by a friend. He was last seen leaving a residence in Staunton at 7:30 a.m., and his friends report they...
Two pedestrians killed in Weyers Cave
WEYERS CAVE, VA: (ROCKTOWN NOW) – Two people were killed Saturday evening, when they were struck by a van, while leaving a concert at Valley Pike Farm Market in Weyers Cave. The incident occurred at 9:13 p.m. shortly after the end of the concert. Virginia State Police say the victims were struck by a van, heading northbound on Route 11 (Lee Highway) near the interchange with Fadley Road. First responders administered first aid on arrival, but both were pronounced dead at the scene. The accident remains under investigation.
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