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VSP investigating serious crash in Fauquier County
Virginia State Police Senior Trooper J. Lewis is investigating a two-vehicle crash in Fauquier County. The crash occurred on Tuesday, February 22, 2022, at 3:22 p.m. at the intersection of Marsh Road (Route 17) and Coffman Circle.
A 2016 Jeep Cherokee was traveling east on Coffman Circle when it stopped at a stop sign. As the Jeep attempted to cross Rte.17 it collided with a southbound 2004 International tractor-trailer. The impact caused both vehicles to run off the roadway and overturn. The tractor-trailer was hauling 46,000 pounds of plywood.

Photos courtesy of Virginia State Police
The driver of the Jeep, Hailey L. Childress, 19, of Remington, Va., suffered serious, but non-life-threatening injuries as a result of the crash and was flown to INOVA for treatment. Childress was wearing a seatbelt.

The driver of the tractor-trailer, a 48-year-old male, of Clarksburg, WV., suffered minor injuries in the crash and was transported to Fauquier Health for treatment. The male was wearing a seatbelt.

Childress was charged with failure to yield right of way.
The crash remains under investigation.

