TAPPAHANNOCK, VA – A 33-year-old adult driving a 2005 Sterling garbage truck passed away when the truck overturned on Tidewater Trail last Tuesday. According to RealRadio804.com, the driver, Da’ Jour J.W. Smith, from Middlesex, Virginia, for reasons unclear, had drifted off to the right side of Tidewater (reported before 8:30 a.m.) and then crashed into […]
ELLISTON, VA – First responders are investigating the circumstances of a jackknifed tractor-trailer collision reported on Interstate 81 North last Tuesday, Sept. 19. The Virginia Department of Transportation told WFXRTV this collision happened near mile marker 129.4, which is along the North Fork Roanoke River. Upon arrival, crews had to close the northbound left lane […]
MCLEAN, VA – A tire fell off a tractor-trailer on I-495, which caused the driver to lose control and the truck to then overturn Monday, FFXNow reported. After arriving around 7:30 a.m., Virginia State Police shut down all northbound lanes for two hours before reopening the two left northbound lanes two hours later at approximately […]
FAIRFAX COUNTY, VA – A tire fell off a tractor-trailer, leading the driver to lose control of the truck, causing a rollover collision on I-495 North Monday. Virginia State Police and Virginia Department of Transportation told DC News Now that this solo crash happened at mile marker 43.5, the exit leading to the George Washington […]
EMPORIA, VA – A 76-year-old man operating a 2015 Ford Escape lost his life after hitting a log truck coming out of a gas station on Route 58 Thursday. Virginia State Police told WRIC that the events happened before 10 a.m. when the driver of the log truck had stopped, thus leading to the crash […]
FREDERICKSBURG, VA – Delays were trickling in on I-95 South after a dump truck driver lost control of their vehicle, causing it to roll over and garbage to spill on the road Tuesday. The Virginia Department of Transportation told DCNewsNow that this solo collision occurred at mile marker 130 near the Spotsylvania Towne Center. Most […]
SUPPLY, VA – A 61-year-old man driving a pickup truck ran a stop sign and hit a tractor-trailer, resulting in his death and injuring the 18-wheeler driver Wednesday. WRIC said this collision occurred before 4:45 a.m. at the Supply Road and Tidewater Trail interchange while the semi-driver was traveling south. Upon arrival, Virginia State Police […]
NELSON COUNTY, VA – A 22-year-old woman driving a Chevrolet Aveo had cut off a trailer truck, leading to a collision that claimed her life and her passenger’s life last Saturday. WSLS said the events unfolded around 8:47 p.m. when the 22-year-old woman, Samantha Lively, had suddenly entered the Route 29 and Irish Road connector […]
STAFFORD COUNTY, VA – Authorities responded to an injury truck collision Monday morning, August 12, that caused major backups on Interstate 95 near Fredericksburg, according to Daily Voice. The wreck occurred on the southbound lanes of I-95 before Exit 136 to U.S Highway 1, or Centerport Parkway. It was first reported at about 7:30 a.m. […]
HILLSVILLE, VA – A tractor-trailer driver was injured after their truck overturned on a guardrail and when the cab fell at the I-77 North and Highway 58 junction Thursday. The Hillsville Fire Department told WDJB7 they responded to the scene after 4 p.m., and then Virginia State Police, VDOT, Hillsville Police Department, Carroll County Sheriff’s […]