On the evening of December 9, 2023, at approximately 6:11 p.m.,  state police was called to investigate a single vehicle crash at the 200 block of Brandy Creek Road, north of state Route 670.

Upon arrival, a 2006 Nissan Altima was found to be in the embankment, with the driver deceased, and a male juvenile passenger suffering life threatening injuries. 

Preliminary investigations reveal, that the driver, thirty-two year old Rakeria Jameka Smith, was traveling northbound on Brandy Creek Road, when she entered a curve at a high rate of speed, lost control of the vehicle, went down the embankment striking several trees and a chevron post that penetrated the windshield. Smith was not wearing her seatbelt at the time of the crash, and died at the scene. The male juvenile passenger, the son of the driver, also not wearing his seatbelt, suffered life threatening injuries and was airlifted to the Medical College of Virginia, in Richmond.

Next of kin has been notified for Rakeria Jameka Smith of the 1000 block of Travis Lane, Lawrenceville, Virginia.