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2026-02-16 16:14:32 -

Authorities Identify 61-Year-Old Ronnie Andrews as Driver Killed After Tractor-Trailer Went Over Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel; Marine Crews Recover Truck and Body
CAPE CHARLES, VIRGINIA — Authorities have identified the Perdue Farms driver killed in Sunday morning’s tractor-trailer crash on the Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel as 61-year-old Ronnie Andrews of Robersonville, North Carolina. Recovery crews have also confirmed that both the truck and Andrews’ body were removed from the water Sunday evening. The single-vehicle crash occurred...

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2026-02-15 20:28:19 -

Perdue Farms Driver Killed After Tractor-Trailer Plunges Into Water from Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel
NORTHAMPTON COUNTY, VIRGINIA — A Perdue Farms tractor-trailer driver has died after a single-vehicle crash early Sunday morning sent his truck overboard from the southbound span of the Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel. Photo credit: wboc According to the Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel District, the crash occurred around 6:30 a.m. near the North Channel Bridge, just south of...

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2026-02-16 16:58:06 -

Rare Survival Story of Truck Driver Who Spent 50 Minutes in Frigid Water After 2016 Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel Plunge Revisited After Sunday’s Fatal Crash
VIRGINIA BEACH, VIRGINIA — As the trucking community mourns the death of Perdue driver Ronnie Andrews following Sunday’s tragic crash on the Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel, many are remembering the rare story of survival from another trucker who went over the side nearly a decade ago — and lived to tell about it. Photo credit: 13newsnow Matt Killmon first shared his story...

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2026-02-16 17:22:51 -

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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2026-01-11 21:14:13 -

Tractor-trailer swerves, hits a work-zone safety attenuator near Hampton Roads Bridge Tunnel, causing a 6.25-mile traffic backup
NORFOLK, VIRGINIA — A tractor-trailer crash on Interstate 64 westbound in Norfolk Saturday afternoon caused major delays near the Hampton Roads Bridge-Tunnel and left at least one person with minor injuries, according to Virginia State Police. The crash happened at approximately 3:15 p.m. at mile marker 273.7 on I-64 West, closing the right lane and right shoulder, officials said....

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2026-01-26 18:21:11 -

Truck Driver Charged After Semi Hits Overhead Sign at Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel and Gantry Collapses Blocking Southbound Lanes for Hours
CAPE CHARLES, VIRGINIA — A tractor-trailer driver was charged after a southbound semi struck an overhead sign gantry at the Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel early Sunday, causing the structure to collapse across the roadway and shut down all southbound travel lanes near the North Toll Plaza, officials said. The crash happened at approximately 1:45 a.m. on Sunday, Jan. 25, in the North Toll...

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2025-11-07 16:42:10 -

Truck driver charged with following too closely after fiery crash between two Freightliners on Monitor-Merrimac Bridge-Tunnel
SUFFOLK, Va. — A fiery crash involving two tractor-trailers shut down the northbound lanes of the Monitor-Merrimac Memorial Bridge-Tunnel (MMMBT) for several hours on Thursday morning, according to Virginia State Police. The crash occurred around 11:15 a.m. when a northbound Freightliner slowed for traffic congestion and was rear-ended by another Freightliner hauling lumber. The impact...

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2020-12-05 19:15:53 -

Trucker’s widow cites ‘secret wind policy’ as reason behind her husband’s fatal plunge off Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel
A late trucker’s widow is suing the Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel for a “secret policy” that she says led to her husband’s untimely death. Billie Jo Chen is suing the CBBT for $6 million on the grounds that CBBT staff made a mistake when they allowed her husband, Joseph Chen, to travel across the bridge with a near-empty trailer on a particularly windy day. ...

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2026-02-17 19:36:11 -

Widow of 61-Year-Old Perdue Driver Says Veteran Trucker Had Driven Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel for Years Before Fatal Guardrail Crash
CAPE CHARLES, VIRGINIA — The widow of the Perdue tractor-trailer driver who died after plunging off the Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel says her husband was familiar with the span and had crossed it many times before. CBBT Police confirmed that 61-year-old Ronnie Andrews of Robersonville, North Carolina, was killed when his Perdue tractor-trailer crashed through the southbound right...

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2025-02-06 16:51:17 -

Driver Rescued After Box Truck Overturns on New Jersey Turnpike
Emergency crews responded to a box truck crash on the New Jersey Turnpike Wednesday morning, where a driver was trapped inside the overturned vehicle. The accident happened around 7:30 a.m. at Exit 16E, near the toll plaza on the eastern spur of the Turnpike in Secaucus, New Jersey. The crash blocked at least four lanes leading to the I-495/Lincoln Tunnel approach, creating heavy traffic...

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2025-12-19 19:50:37 -

Tractor-Trailer Jackknifes Inside Tip O’Neill Tunnel, Forcing I-93 Southbound Closure in Boston
BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS — A jackknifed tractor-trailer in the Tip O’Neill Tunnel shut down part of Interstate 93 on Friday morning, causing major delays for commuters heading into Boston, according to MassDOT. The crash happened on the southbound side of Interstate 93 near Exit 16 inside the Tip O’Neill Tunnel, MassDOT said. MassDOT reported that all lanes were closed, and...

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