Tuesday, February 3, 2015

TRACTOR-TRAILER AND PICKUP TRUCK CRASH ON I-64 IN NEWPORT NEWS, VIRGINIA






 

TRACTOR-TRAILER AND PICKUP TRUCK CRASH ON I-64 IN NEWPORT NEWS, VIRGINIA


February 3, 2015

NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (WAVY) — A tractor-trailer and pickup truck crashed on I-64 in Newport News Tuesday afternoon.

Sergeant Michelle Anaya said the crash happened in the eastbound lanes at mile marker 247, just east of Lee Hall.

The initial investigation indicated a 2005 Dodge pickup truck was traveling east when it changed lanes to avoid another vehicle entering the interstate. That’s when the truck hit the front of a 1996 Freightliner tractor-trailer, causing both vehicles to travel into the grass median.

Anaya said the pickup truck overturned in the median, while the tractor-trailer drove down the median and came to a stop.

No one was injured.

The westbound lane and eastbound lane closest to the median were closed, but have since reopened.