JAMES CITY COUNTY, Va. — A woman died when the car she was in ran off the road into a ditch in James City County Tuesday night, police said.
Police responded to reports of a crash around 9 p.m. in the 4600 block of Fenton Mill Road. When they arrived they found two people inside of a Ford Taurus that had run off the road into a ditch.
The Ford Taurus was traveling westbound on Fenton Mill Road during low-visibility conditions, police said. The Taurus approached a Ford Escape stopped in the westbound lane, facing the wrong direction, according to police.
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The driver of the Taurus tried to avoid hitting the Escape, but swerved off the road crashing into a ditch.
Astrid Wagenaar-Otey, 61, of James City County, a passenger in the Taurus, died at the hospital.
The driver of the vehicle was hurt, but injuries were minor, police said.
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Police are still investigating the cause of the crash.
