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Police identified the victim who died as Diane Mederos, 61, of Amissville. She was mourned on Facebook by her twin sister.
VSP said Mederos was stopped at a light in a BMW X3 at Lee Highway and Rixeyville Road — at Clevengers Corner — around 6:10 p.m. Three other vehicles, a 2017 Ford Fusion, a 2022 Toyota 4-Runner, and a 2001 Lexus ES, were behind her.
A fifth vehicles, a 2013 Dodge Durango driven by Steven A. Rose, 45, of Amissville, was unable to stop and collided with the BMW, which set off a chain reaction crash, police said. Rose, who was not wearing a seatbelt, was airlifted to INOVA Fairfax Hospital, police said.
His passenger, Andrea T. Bragg, 29, of Amissville, VA, suffered life-threatening injuries and was flown to INOVA Fairfax Hospital for treatment. She was wearing a seatbelt.
- The driver on the Ford, Jacob J. Wickline, 23, of Amissville, VA, and a passenger, Cody W. Wickline, 18, of Bealeton, VA, both suffered minor injuries and were transported to Fauquier Health for treatment. Both were wearing seatbelts.
- The driver of the Toyota, Heather L. Appleton, 53, of Amissville, VA, was not injured in the crash. She was wearing a seatbelt.
- The driver of the Lexus, Charles G. Delvecchio, 58, of Amissville, VA, was not injured in the crash. He was wearing a seatbelt.
Mederos, who was wearing a seatbelt, died at the scene, police said.
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