AUGUSTA COUNTY, VA (Rocktown Now) — Virginia State Police (VSP) is investigating a fatal two-vehicle crash that occurred Sunday, October 11, 2026, at 7:54 a.m. on Stuarts Draft Highway (Route 340) in Augusta County.

(VSP) Public Relations Coordinator Matthew Demlein reports that a 2011 BMW 538I was travelling northbound on Stuarts Draft Highway, a mile-and-a-half north of Lee Jackson Highway, when the BMW hydroplaned and crossed the centerline.  The vehicle turned perpendicular to the road and was struck by a 2021 Toyota Tacoma.

The driver of the BMW, 24-year-old Trajon Macai-Jaheim Richards, of Raphine, VA, died at the scene.   Richards was wearing a seatbelt.

The driver of the Tacoma suffered minor injuries.

The crash remains under investigation.