Maryland Jeep Driver Dies In Fauquier Crash: Police

A Maryland man died in a head-on crash in Virginia, according to police.

At the scene
Photo Credit: *Fauquier County Professional Firefighters Local 3762*

01/27/2022 1:07 p.m.

The crash happened on Jan. 21, at 6:51 p.m. along Route 17 north of Interstate 66 when a 2021 Jeep Wrangler traveling north on Route 17 crossed over and hit a 2017 Dodge Ram head-on, Virginia State Police said.

The driver of the Jeep, Gilbert F. Dzakpasu, 43, of Germantown died at the scene of the crash as a result of his injuries

The driver of the Dodge, a 22-year-old male, of Marshall, Va., suffered serious, but non-life-threatening injuries and was taken to a nearby hospital.

The crash is still under investigation, speed is considered to be a factor.

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