AMELIA COUNTY, Va. – Virginia State Police responded to a two-vehicle crash that resulted in a fatality on Patrick Henry Highway near Circle Drive in Amelia County on Friday around 9:45 p.m.
Police say Brandon Scott Stein, 28, of Lynchburg, was traveling westbound in a 1999 Buick Sentry on Patrick Henry Highway when the vehicle crossed the median and struck a 2002 Honda Accord head-on, which was traveling eastbound.
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Detectives identified the driver as Tamia Ronique Fitzgerald, 19, of Blackstone.
We’re told Fitzgerald was taken to the hospital for treatment of serious but non-life-threatening injuries.
Police said a juvenile seated in the rear was med-flighted from the scene for treatment of serious injuries. Another teenage passenger in the front seat succumbed to injuries on the scene. None were wearing a seatbelt.
According to authorities, Stein was taken to the hospital for treatment of non-life-threatening injuries. He was not wearing a seatbelt and was charged with driving under the influence of drugs. Further charges are pending.
VSP said this crash remains under investigation with the assistance of the Virginia State Police Richmond Division Crash Reconstruction Team.