CHURCHVILLE, VA (CVILLE RIGHT NOW) – State Police are investigating a fatal crash late Wednesday night in Augusta County just inside the national forest near Churchville. State Police say a Chevy Suburban was traveling south around 11:30pm on Stribling Springs Road near Stover Shop Road when it ran off the right side of the road, struck an embankment and tree, then overturned. The driver, 41-year old Martha N. Root of nearby Mount Solon, was not wearing a seat belt and was ejected from the vehicle. She died at the scene.
While the investigation is ongoing, State Police is looking at speed as a possible factor.
