The driver of an 18-wheeler faces charges for a June 8 accident in Virginia that injured a 22-year-old woman.
The Hampton Roads Daily Press reports that the accident occurred around 12:30 p.m. when a 2009 Chevy Cobalt being driven by Jessica Aguero was side swiped by a tractor tractor on Interstate 64 West near Denbigh Boulevard in Newport News.
Virginia State Police told the news agency that it appears as if the driver of the semi, Douglas Hartwill, hit Aguero's car after she slammed on her brakes to try to avoid stopped traffic ahead of her on the highway. According to police, the Cobalt then skidded across the highway before it was hit.
Aguero was flown to Norfolk Sentara General Hospital and was reportedly listed in critical condition after the crash. Police said that charges against Aguero are pending.
Hartwill has been charged with following too closely behind another vehicle. He was treated at a local hospital for non-life threatening injuries he sustained in the wreck.
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration reports that 757 people died as the result of motor vehicle accidents in Virginia in 2009.
