Girl Dies, Driver Charged In Wrong-Way Spotsylvania Crash: Police

Fredericksburg VA

15 September, 2021

1:59 PM

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FREDERICKSBURG, VA — A Fredericksburg woman was arrested and charged in connection with a head-on fatal crash on I-95, according to Virginia State Police. A 14-year-old girl died from injuries suffered during the crash. Police said the crash occurred around 2:55 a.m. on Thursday, Sept. 9. The crash took place on Interstate 95 in Spotsylvania County, near mile marker 124, Virginia State Police said. Investigators said a 2021 Toyota Sequoia entered I-95 traveling in the wrong direction. On the highway, the Toyota collided head-on with a 2020 GMC Yukon that was southbound, authorities said. The force of the collision caused the GMC to overturn. The driver of the Toyota, who was later identified as Taylor Andujar, 27, of Fredericksburg, suffered minor injuries and was taken to a nearby hospital for treatment. The driver of the GMC, a 61-year-old man from New York, suffered serious injuries in the crash, according to police. His injuries were not considered life-threatening, and he received treatment at a hospital. A 14-year-old girl who was a passenger in the GMC suffered life-threatening injuries in the crash. She died on the way to the hospital, authorities said. Three adult passengers and another child were also passengers in the GMC. "All of the passengers suffered life-threatening injuries as a result of the crash," Virginia State Police said in a news release. One of the adult passengers was taken to Mary Washington Hospital. The juvenile and two other adults were taken to VCU Medical Center for treatment. Neither passenger was wearing a seatbelt. Andujar is charged with one felony count of DUI manslaughter, two felony counts of DUI maiming, two felony counts of maiming in the second degree, one misdemeanor count of DUI. She is being held without bond at the Rappahannock Regional Jail. Taylor has a court date scheduled for Jan. 3, 2022.