75-year-old woman dead after crash on I-64 in Alleghany County

Happened Monday morning

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ALLEGHANY COUNTY, Va. – A 75-year-old woman lost her life after a crash Monday (Nov. 7) on I-64 in Alleghany County, according to Virginia State Police.

Authorities say it happened at 9:45 a.m. at the 21 mile marker.

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State Police told 10 News that 75-year-old Ruth Fridley Brewster, of Clifton Forge, was driving west in a Chevrolet Prizm in the eastbound lanes when she hit a Hyundai Sonata head-on.

The driver of the Hyundai, Kerlin B. Doss, 29, of Stafford, was wearing his seat belt and was not hurt in the crash, according to authorities.

Brewster was not wearing her seat belt and unfortunately, did not make it. State Police says she later died at Lewis Gale.

The crash remains under investigation.


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