Records Show 15 Tractor-Trailers Have Gone Overboard at Chesapeake...

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Records Show 15 Tractor-Trailers Have Gone Overboard at Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel; Only Two Drivers Survived as Safety Questions Persist Over Guardrail Limits and Wind Risks

VIRGINIA BEACH, VIRGINIA — Following Sunday’s fatal crash involving a Perdue tractor-trailer, records show that at least 15 tractor-trailers have gone over the side of the Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel since the 1980s. A 2023 public records investigation found that 14 truck drivers had fallen off the CBBT prior to this year. Adding Sunday’s crash brings the total to 15. In...

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