MIDLOTHIAN, VA – A box truck driver and their passenger were hospitalized after their truck struck a tree and overturned Wednesday, WRIC reports. This solo collision happened after 12:30 p.m. at the 12800th block of Spring Run Road. As indicated in a photo, the cab portion was completely totaled. Chesterfield County Fire and EMS said […]
WOODBRIDGE, VA – A tractor-trailer overturned on I-95 near the Dale City rest area on Thursday, claiming the male driver’s life. This incident took place before 4:30 a.m. near milepost 155, according to Prince William Times. Preliminary details from Virginia State Police show that the driver was ejected from the truck after it swerved into […]
NEAR STRASBURG, VA – A driver of a tractor-trailer hauling cattle managed to escape injuries after crashing into a guardrail on I-81, causing the truck to overturn Sunday. This incident happened around 4:15 a.m. on the northbound lanes, NVDaily reports. Details from Virginia State Police show that the truck had drifted off the left side […]
CHRISTIANSBURG, VA – Virginia State Police are investigating the circumstances behind a fiery two-tractor-trailer wreck that happened on I-81 North Sunday. Due to the nature of this crash, officers and crews were left with no choice but to shut down the northbound lanes along mile marker 109 so firefighters had the chance to extinguish the […]
FAIRFAX, VA – A driver of a trash truck appeared to escape injuries after crashing their truck into a power pole, which resulted in some downed power lines Monday. Local police said they received a call around 6 a.m. to head to Fair Ridge Drive along U.S. 50 in the Fair Lakes district, according to […]
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 […]