HENRICO COUNTY, Va. -- State Police are investigating after a woman drove off the road and struck a tree in a fatal crash Sunday morning.
The accident occurred at approximately 7:10 a.m. on Interstate 295 at exit 43 when a 2013 Toyota Yaris traveling south took the exit ramp at a high speed, causing the vehicle to run off the road to the right before striking several trees and overturning.
The driver of the Toyota, 52-year-old Nancy C. Lauff of Mechanicsville, died at the scene. She was not wearing a seatbelt.
Police say speed is being considered a factor in the crash.
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