NELSON COUNTY, Va. (WFXR) – Virginia State Police are investigating after a two-vehicle crash that occurred August 21 on Route 29 near Thomas Nelson Highway killed a woman from Milford.
VSP says around 2:14 p.m. on Wednesday, 86-year-old Marette L. Legeer of Milford was driving south on Route 29 in a 2010 Ford Escape near Jackson Lane. Legeer stopped her vehicle to speak with VDOT employees in the median when a 2009 Honda Accord driven by a 21-year-old man from Lynchburg hit her from behind.
The collision caused Legeer’s Escapse to spin into the eastbound right lane of Route 29.
The Accord went off of the left side of the highway and hit a guardrail.
Marette Legeer was pronounced dead at the scene. She was wearing a seatbelt.
The driver of the Accord suffered minor injuries.
Charges are currently pending, and the investigation is still ongoing.
WFXR News will update you with more information as it becomes available.