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Crash leaves Virginia interstate coated with corn
A two vehicle crash left a Virginia roadway covered in corn debris on Tuesday morning. The crash occurred during the Tuesday morning rush hour on I-64 in Albemarle County, Virginia. According to reports, a box truck collided with a semi truck hauling corn in the westbound lanes of I-64 at mile marker 124. Albemarle County Fire Rescue extricated one person from a...

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2025-09-19 17:44:05 -

Drones Used to Locate Cattle After Virginia Livestock Truck Overturns
A serious crash involving a tractor-trailer carrying approximately 120 cows caused chaos on Route 29 in Danville, Virginia, Tuesday morning, leaving the driver injured and dozens of cattle loose on the roadway and surrounding areas. The incident occurred at around 10:30 a.m. on September 16th, when the cattle hauler overturned while taking the Route 29 southbound exit toward Caswell...

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2025-06-25 00:24:49 -

Hogs Escape After Tractor Trailer Overturns on Route 40 in Sussex County, Virginia
A tractor-trailer carrying hogs overturned Monday, June 23, on Route 40 in Sussex County, Virginia, resulting in several hogs escaping from the vehicle, according to Virginia State Police. The crash occurred west of Tyrus Road, when the driver of a 2005 Kenworth W900, hauling livestock for Smithfield Foods, ran off the road and overturned. The driver, Gregory Montez King of Clayton, North...

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2024-04-15 10:35:17 -

Newly opened net truck arrestor ramp first of its kind in Virginia
A new net truck arrestor ramp has opened in the state of Virginia, making it the first to be built in the state. The new arrestor ramp was constructed on Rockfish Gap Turnpike on Afton Mountain in Nelson County. The ramp cost $5.5 million to build and features 10 stainless steel nets designed to safely stop a tractor trailer weighing up to 98,000 pounds traveling at 98...

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2025-09-26 17:38:22 -

One Dead, Several Injured After Chain-Reaction Crash Involving 10 Vehicles on I-81 in Virginia
A 36-year-old man is dead and multiple others injured following a massive chain-reaction crash involving six tractor-trailers, a medical transport van, and three passenger vehicles on Interstate 81 in Rockbridge County, Virginia. According to WSET News, the crash occurred on Thursday, September 26th, near the 181 mile marker, during heavy rain conditions. Virginia State Police (VSP) said...

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2025-06-11 13:48:15 -

Reckless Driving Charge Filed After Fiery I-81 Crash Sends Tractor-Trailer into River in Augusta County, Virginia
Two people were hospitalized with serious injuries after a violent crash on Interstate 81 in Augusta County, Virginia, that ended with a tractor-trailer plunging off a bridge into the Middle River. According to Virginia State Police, the incident occurred over the weekend when 22-year-old Mustafa B. Dogan, of Ridgefield, New Jersey, attempted to merge from the right lane to the left while...

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2025-10-03 16:42:59 -

Thousands of Pounds of Cake Mix Spill Shuts Down Part of I-79 in West Virginia
LOST CREEK, W.Va. — A tractor-trailer loaded with thousands of pounds of cake mix overturned on Interstate 79 North near Lost Creek in Harrison County around 12:00 p.m. on Thursday, October 2nd. The crash occurred just before the Lost Creek exit near mile marker 109, causing a significant traffic backup that persisted as of 12:30 p.m. Emergency officials confirmed that the driver was...

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2025-05-25 19:09:22 -

Tractor-Trailer Driver in Fatal Cheat Lake Bridge Crash Extradited Back to West Virginia
PITTSBURGH, Pa. / MONONGALIA COUNTY, W.Va. — A truck driver charged in a fatal crash that sent a car off Cheat Lake Bridge has been extradited from California to West Virginia, months after the January incident. Sukhjinder Singh was arrested in March on charges stemming from the January 19 crash that killed Kevin Lataille of Fayette County. Authorities allege Singh was driving...

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2025-04-15 18:25:23 -

Truck Driver Charged With Vehicular Manslaughter in Death of West Virginia Turnpike Worker
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — A truck driver has been charged with vehicular manslaughter following a fatal crash that killed a West Virginia Turnpike worker in an active construction zone on I-77 south of Charleston. State police allege that 28-year-old Anvar Sabirov of Rego Park, New York, failed to enter the proper lane while driving through a work zone around 11 a.m. Monday. According to...

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2025-04-17 18:31:22 -

Truck Driver Killed After Tree Falls on Tractor-Trailer on I-64 in Virginia
GOOCHLAND, Va. — A tragic accident on Interstate 64 claimed the life of a truck driver Wednesday afternoon after a tree fell directly onto his vehicle. Virginia State Police (VSP) responded to the fatal crash around 3:30 p.m. on eastbound I-64 near mile marker 172.5. According to a preliminary investigation, a large tree collapsed onto a tractor-trailer traveling in the right lane,...

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2025-10-10 15:35:56 -

6-State Trooper Project launches multi-state highway enforcement effort this weekend
RANKFORT, Ky. — Law enforcement agencies across six states are teaming up this weekend for a coordinated traffic enforcement effort as part of the 6-State Trooper Project. From October 10 through October 12, 2025, state police agencies from Kentucky, Indiana, Michigan, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and West Virginia will increase patrols aimed at reducing crashes and highway fatalities. Troopers...

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2025-04-25 12:51:29 -

One Dead After Sedan Crashes Into Rear of Tractor-Trailer on I-495 in Fairfax County
FAIRFAX COUNTY, Va. — A fatal crash involving a sedan and a fully loaded tractor-trailer shut down a portion of Interstate 495’s Inner Loop early Friday morning, according to the Virginia State Police (VSP). The incident occurred around 1:50 a.m. near the Old Dominion overpass when a tractor-trailer carrying produce slowed for traffic in a work zone and was struck from behind by a...

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2025-06-19 00:53:00 -

Overturned Tractor Trailer Shuts Down Hull Street Road in Chesterfield, Fuel Leak Contained
Traffic was brought to a halt in Chesterfield County, Virginia on Wednesday morning after a tractor trailer overturned on westbound Hull Street Road, leading to a fuel leak and prompting a hazmat response. The incident occurred between Route 288 and Old Hundred Road, where crews from Chesterfield Fire & EMS, including the Hazmat Team, worked to contain the spill and clear the scene....

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2025-09-29 17:16:48 -

Smithfield man dies after two-vehicle crash involving tractor-trailer in Isle of Wight
ISLE OF WIGHT COUNTY, Va. — A 63-year-old man from Smithfield died Saturday morning following a collision between an SUV and a tractor-trailer in Isle of Wight County. According to WTKR the crash occurred at approximately 8:30 a.m. at the intersection of Benns Church Boulevard and South Church Street. Virginia State Police said that the driver of a 2022 Honda Pilot, identified as James...

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