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Newly opened net truck arrestor ramp first of its kind in VirginiaA 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...0 Comments 0 Shares 7K Views
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Truck Driver Charged With Vehicular Manslaughter in Death of West Virginia Turnpike WorkerCHARLESTON, 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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Truck Driver Killed After Tree Falls on Tractor-Trailer on I-64 in VirginiaGOOCHLAND, 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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Truck driver seriously injured after plunge off overpass in West VirginiaA truck driver suffered major injuries after crashing off of an overpass into a ravine in West Virginia on Wednesday morning. The incident occurred around 9:30 a.m. on May 25 near Fraziers Bottom, West Virginia. A truck driver traveling on U.S. Route 35 went through a guardrail and crashed off of the overpass into into a grassy ravine below. The truck driver was transported to a...
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Virginia police investigate fatal shooting in truck stop parking lotPolice have one person in custody and are seeking one other person in connection with a deadly shooting at truck stop on Sunday evening. The shooting occurred around 6 p.m. on Sunday, May 1, at the Pilot Travel Center on Ruffin Mill Rd. in Chesterfield County, Virginia. When officers arrived on scene, they found a person in the parking lot suffering from multiple gunshot wounds. The...0 Comments 0 Shares 8K Views
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West Virginia inspectors find more than 600 violations during RoadcheckThe Public Service Commission (PSC) of West Virginia recently released results from this year’s International Roadcheck inspection effort. This year, Roadcheck took place throughout the U.S., Mexico, and Canada from May 17 through May 19. According to the PSC, all commercial vehicles entering West Virginia from the Cooper’s Rock exit on I-68 and the Hurricane exit on I-64...0 Comments 0 Shares 11K Views
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West Virginia Turnpike shut down following hazmat truck crashThe West Virginia Department of Transportation (WVDOT) is asking drivers to seek alternate routes after an early morning crash involving a truck carrying hazardous chemicals. The crash occurred just after midnight on Thursday, August 25, in the northbound lane of the West Virginia Turnpike on the Skitter Creek Bridge, north of Pax. WVDOT says that a truck driving...0 Comments 0 Shares 11K Views
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One Dead After Sedan Crashes Into Rear of Tractor-Trailer on I-495 in Fairfax CountyFAIRFAX 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...