By Snejana Farberov and David Mccormack PUBLISHED: 19:35 EST, 29 October 2013 | UPDATED: 03:02 EST, 31 October 2013 The heiress of the Mars candy empire will face a misdemeanor charge of reckless driving following a fatal two-car crash that occurred earlier this month near her home in Virginia. Jacqueline Badger Mars, 74, was driving her 2004 Porsche SUV in Loudoun County on October 4 when she allegedly crossed the median on Route 50 and slammed into a 2013 Chrysler minivan. A backseat passenger in the minivan - 86-year-old grandmother Irene Ellisor, of Huntsville, Texas - was pronounced dead at the scene.
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Jacqueline Badger Mars, 74, was involved in a car crash near her home in Virginia earlier this month
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Her Porsche allegedly crossed the median on Route 50 and slammed into a minivan
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Irene Ellisor, 86, wasn't wearing a seat-belt and was killed in the crash
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The candy empire heiress now faces reckless driving charges
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