CARROL COUNTY, Va. (WFXR) – Virginia State Police are reporting that a Galax woman was killed in a crash while riding a scooter in Carroll County on August 8^th.

According to police, around 7:30 am on Tuesday, the 8^th, 54-year-old Jeannie L. Darrh of Galax was riding east on Route 58, near Partridge Road on a 2021 Daix PMZ50 scooter. She was then suddenly hit from behind by a 2008 Jeep Grand Cherokee driven by 31-year-old Isaiah S. Thompson of Galax.

Darrh was transported to Wake Forest Baptist Hospital in Wake Forest, N.C. where she died from her injuries four days later, on August 12^th. She was wearing a helmet.

Thompson was wearing his seatbelt and was not injured in the crash.

Police say the investigation is ongoing. Thompson was issued a ticket for driving on a revoked license, an expired registration, and operating an uninsured vehicle.