State Police investigating fatal Frederick County crash

Virginia State Police Trooper C. Harrington is investigating a fatal two-vehicle crash in Frederick County. The crash occurred on Thursday, September 30, at 3:00 p.m. at the intersection of Route 50 (Northwestern Pike) and Wardensville Grade.

A 2002 Pontiac Bonneville was traveling north on Wardensvillle Grade when it failed to stop at a stop sign and collided with an eastbound 1998 Jeep Cherokee.

The driver of the Pontiac, Ernestine F. Riley, 92, of Winchester, VA, died at the scene of the crash. Riley was wearing a seatbelt.

The driver of the Jeep, an 18-year-old female, of Stephens City, VA, was not injured in the crash. The female was wearing a seatbelt.

The crash remains under investigation.