AUGUSTA COUNTY, VA (Rocktown Now) – Virginia State Police is investigating a fatal two-vehicle crash that occurred at 12:20 p.m. yesterday, February 27, 2025, in the 1400 block of Tinkling Spring Road in Augusta County.

A 2001 BMW 325i was travelling southbound on Tinkling Spring Road when it crossed the centerline and struck a 2017 Dodge Ram 2500 pickup truck driving northbound.  The BMW then went off of the right side of the road.

The driver of the BMW, Mark E. Lotts, 67, of Stuarts Draft, VA, died at the scene. He was wearing a seatbelt.

The driver of the pickup, Kevin L. Harris, 26, of Stuarts Draft, VA, was transported to UVA Hospital with serious injuries.  He was not wearing a seatbelt.

The crash remains under investigation at this time.