Police identify 75-year-old woman who died in Southwest Virginia I-81 crash

Crash happened on May 1, at mile marker 31

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WASHINGTON COUNTY, Va. – Virginia State Police released the name of the woman who died earlier this month in a crash on Interstate 81.

Temple Taylor, of Dillwyn, Virginia, was driving a 1999 Toyota Corolla when she came upon stopped traffic for a work zone, was unable to stop in time, rear-ended a 2015 Toyota Rav4, ran off the right shoulder of the road and overturned, according to police.

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She was not wearing her seat belt at the time of the crash and died at the scene, according to police.


ORIGINAL STORY

A person is dead after a crash that happened in Washington County on Saturday, according to Virginia State Police.

At about 3:20 p.m., state police said the driver was traveling north in a sedan at the mile marker 31 on I-81. According to the authorities, there was stopped traffic that had slowed to merge for a work zone about 1.5 miles ahead, and the driver was unable to stop in time.

The driver rear-ended an SUV and then ran off the right shoulder and overturned, according to state police.

Authorities said the driver of the SUV was not injured in the crash, which remains under investigation.


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