VSP investigating fatal crash in Augusta County Virginia State Police (FILE) By NBC29 Newsroom | December 22, 2020 at 11:27 AM EST - Updated December 22 at 11:27 AM
AUGUSTA COUNTY, Va. (WVIR) - The Virginia State Police is investigating a crash in Augusta County that killed a Maryland man.
VSP says it responded to a crash on Interstate 81, near Raphine Road, around 1:15 p.m. Monday, December 21.
Authorities say a 2019 Honda Accord had been going south in the left lane of northbound I-81 when it struck a 2019 Freightliner tractor trailer head-on.
The driver of the Honda, 39-year-old Matthew J. Burnett of Hancock, Md., died at the scene. He was wearing a seat belt.