1 Alexandria woman dead, 1 man seriously injured after Friday morning crash on I-95

An Alexandria woman died Friday morning following a crash on Interstate 95 in Hanover County, Virginia.

An Alexandria woman died following a crash on Interstate 95 in Hanover County, Virginia. (Courtesy Virginia State Police)

Virginia State Police said that just after 10 a.m., the woman, later identified as Candace S. Fields-Rogers, 54, was driving a 2013 Ram pickup truck that crashed into a Volvo tractor-trailer stopped on the shoulder of the roadway.

Investigators said the driver of the tractor-trailer was underneath working on repairs when Fields-Rogers ran off the road and hit the truck. The driver of the tractor-trailer was not injured.

Fields-Rogers died at the scene. Police said she was wearing a seatbelt.

The driver, later identified as Candace S. Fields-Rogers, 54, died at the scene of the crash. (Courtesy Virginia State Police)

An unidentified male passenger in Fields-Rogers’ truck was taken to the hospital with life-threatening injuries.

No one else was hurt.

Police are investigating the crash.

Mike Murillo

Mike Murillo is a reporter and anchor at WTOP. Before joining WTOP in 2013, he worked in radio in Orlando, New York City and Philadelphia.

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