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Updated: Driver killed in Route 17 crash identified

Update from the Stafford sheriff's office:
The driver was identified as Jacob Viduszynski, 18, of Stafford.
Witnesses reported observing a Hyundai traveling on Richards Ferry Road and failing to yield to a tractor-trailer traveling southbound on Warrenton Road. The tractor-trailer struck the driver’s side of the vehicle.
Warrenton Road was shut down in both directions for an extended period of time. Traffic was rerouted onto Hartwood Road and Richland Road. The Sheriff’s Office is aware of the damages to Richland Road and we have been in contact with VDOT, which is working on repairing the damaged signs and assessing any possible damage to the road.
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STAFFORD COUNTY — An 18-year-old man has died and a 19-year-old man after a crash on Route 17.

Stafford County emergency crews were called to the intersection of the four-lane highway and Richard’s Ferry Road, near Fredericksburg at 6:07 p.m. Tuesday.

Officials said the 18-year-old driver of a was making a left turn from Richard’s Ferry Road onto Route 17 when an oncoming tractor-trailer struck the driver’s side of his vehicle.

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