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Update: Police ID Woman Killed in I-66 Crash

Virginia State Police are investigating a two-vehicle crash that claimed the life of an 89-year-old woman of Manassas.

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Virginia State Police have identified the fatality in Wednesday morning's crash as Cecilia Eck, 89, of Manassas.

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Virginia State Police (VSP) are investigating a crash that occurred on Interstate 66 (I-66) near the exit for Rte. 234 Wednesday morning and claimed the life of an 89-year-old Manassas woman.

VSP were called to the scene of the two-vehicle crash in the westbound lanes of I-66 just west of Exit 47 for Route 234 in Prince William County shortly before 10 a.m. Wednesday. 

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According to officials, a Chevrolet Lumina was traveling westbound on I-66 in the center lane when it turned left across the HOV lane in an attempt to turn into the emergency cross-over in the median.

A westbound Ford Ranger pickup truck traveling in the left HOV lane was unable to stop in time and struck the Chevrolet Lumina in the driver’s side.

The driver of the Chevrolet Lumina, identified as a 89-year-old Manassas woman, died at the scene, according to police.

Police are in the process of locating and notifying the woman’s next of kin and have not released her name.

The driver of the Ford Ranger pickup truck and his passenger were both transported to Prince William Hospital for treatment of minor injuries.

The driver of the pickup has been identified as a male teenager and the passenger a female teenager. Both were wearing seat belts, police said.

No charges will be filed. The crash remains under investigation at this time.


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