Man Survives Crash But Gets Run Over Standing On I-66 Shoulder

WARREN COUNTY, VA — Virginia State Police are investigating a two-car crash that occurred around 5:45 a.m. on Dec. 4 that killed a man who was standing on the shoulder of Interstate 66 in Warren County. The man who was killed was waiting outside his car on the shoulder after he was involved in a different accident earlier that morning.

A 2005 Toyota Sienna was traveling west on I-66 in the right lane when the driver lost control and collided with a 2016 Freightliner tractor-trailer that was traveling in the left lane. The impact caused the Toyota to run off the right side of the interstate and strike the man standing on the right shoulder.

The pedestrian, Oscar Fernandez, 60, of Alexandria, had been involved in a two-vehicle crash at the same location, near the 11-mile marker on I-66. He died at the scene. His body was transported to the Office of Chief Medical Examiner in Manassas for an autopsy and examination.

The driver of the Toyota, a 58-year-old male from Nokesville, was treated on scene for minor injuries. He was wearing a seatbelt. The driver of the tractor-trailer, a 68-year-old male from Temple, Pennsylvania, was wearing a seatbelt and was not injured in the crash.

Slick road conditions were factors in the cause of both crashes, according to the Virginia State Police. Both crashes remain under investigation. The Virginia State Police is asking anyone who witnessed either crash to contact the police at 540-662-3313 or area13@vsp.virginia.gov.