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7 Vehicle Crash Closes MMBT Southboun in Newport News
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7 Vehicle Crash Closes MMBT Southboun in Newport News

It was a 7-vehicle crashed that closed the southbound side of the Monitor Merrimac Bridge Tunnel in Newport News on Monday, Virginia State Police revealed. The accident occurred at about 6:40 a.m. And based on VSP’s preliminary investigations, it appears a Ford Focus hit the back of Chevy Malibu, which, in turn, sideswiped a tractor-trailer. The tractor-trailer then rear-ended a Hyundai Sonata, causing it to hit a Ford Escape, which was pushed into a Buick. One person was transported for treatment with non life-threatening injuries, and the unnamed driver of the Focus and tractor-trailer have been charged with following too closely, VSP reported. This incident blocked all lanes of traffic during the morning commute creating causing drivers to be re-routed onto Terminal Avenue. The...
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No DUIs found in Madison County DUI checkpoint
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No DUIs found in Madison County DUI checkpoint

Virginia State Police describe the December 13 DUI checkpoint in Madison County as a success. According to VSP, the joint effort was conducted in collaboration with Madison County Sheriff’s Office at the intersection of Rt. 15 and Rt. 230 from 6 – 10 p.m. The aim, says VSP, was “to enhance public safety and deter impaired driving during the holiday season.” During the operation, police screened motorists for impairment. No DUI arrests were made, but as a result of the “successful DUI checkpoint,” 26 summonses were issued. Of them, 13 were for not having a valid driver's license, 10 for expired inspections, 2 for expired registrations, and 1 was for a seatbelt violation. "We are committed to keeping our roadways safe for all travelers," said First Sergeant Brooks M. Taylor, Area Co...
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Newport News woman, 63, killed in Isle of Wight crash
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Newport News woman, 63, killed in Isle of Wight crash

A 63-year-old Newport News woman was killed in a crash in Isle of Wight yesterday. It was approximately 6:30 a.m. that the call came in about the crash at the intersection of Rt. 620 (Foursquare Road) and Rt. 258 (Scotts Ferry Road), VSP reported. Based on the preliminary investigations, VSP found that Yvonne Howell Higgs of Riverlands Drive was headed east on Foursquare Rd. and failed to stop at the stop sign. When Higgs drove out into the intersection a 2015 International Bay Disposal dump truck that was traveling southbound on Scotts Ferry Rd. crashed into the driver’s side door the 2006 Lincoln MKZ she was driving, VSP reported. Both vehicles ended up off the roadway at the edge of the woods. Higgs died at the scene from her injuries, and the truck driver, Antonio Brown of ...
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$21.8 million Ladysmith Rd. project adds more lanes & new path
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$21.8 million Ladysmith Rd. project adds more lanes & new path

Ladysmith Rd.’s new lanes and features, including a shared use path, sidewalk, and crosswalks have opened 5 months ahead of schedule. Rt. 639, aka Ladysmith Rd., in Caroline County carries about 12,000 vehicles a day between I-95 and Rt. 1. The $21.8 million widening project was designed to reduce congestion by increasing capacity. The project widened the roadway to four lanes. A raised median was added to separate east and westbound travelers, which is intended to improvement movement. Space was created for dual left turn lanes for eastbound and westbound traffic at the Rt. 1 intersection, reducing delays for motorists waiting to turn at this traffic signal. Dedicated right turn lanes were built for eastbound and westbound traffic on Ladysmith Rd. approaching Rt 1. For ped...
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Fatal crash in Prince William investigated as possible suicide
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Fatal crash in Prince William investigated as possible suicide

Wednesday’s traffic delays on I-95 North in Prince William ran from rush hour into the afternoon with VDOT reporting the backup being 7 miles long at one point. The cause was a fatal pedestrian crash, Virginia State Police revealed. VSP said the preliminary investigation found 69-year-old Lloyd R. Felder, of Triangle, was heading northbound in a black Toyota Tundra and pulled off on the right shoulder at the 158 mile marker. Felder got out of his vehicle, and according to VSP, he “stepped into the northbound travel lane where he was struck by an oncoming tractor-trailer.” Police said the tractor-trailer driver could not avoid striking Felder, and the man died at the scene. An active investigation is underway, and VSP said the matter is being investigated as a “possible suicide....
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72-Year-Old Killed in 3-Vehicle Crash in York County
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72-Year-Old Killed in 3-Vehicle Crash in York County

Virginia State Police believe 72-year-old Carol E. Mitchell of Newport News set off the series of events that led the fatal 3-vehicle crash in York County Friday night. The crash occurred around 8 p.m. on I -64 at the 243 mile marker exit for Busch Gardens. VSP said its preliminary investigations reveal Mitchell was headed west in a 2009 Civic. She attempted to make a lane change and sideswiped a Mitsubishi Outlander. That collision caused the Outlander to run off the road and hit a guardrail, police said. Meanwhile, Mitchell’s Honda was stopped in the center lane of I-64 when it was hit from behind by a Buick Lacross, VSP reported. Mitchell was taken to Riverside Regional Hospital but died from her injuries, State Police reported. The driver of the Mitsubishi, 33-year-old Kier...
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Lankford Hwy. in Accomack completely shut down after 2 killed in crash
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Lankford Hwy. in Accomack completely shut down after 2 killed in crash

Both sides of Route 13 (Lankford Highway) are currently shut down in Accomack County as Virginia State Police investigate a crash resulting in a double fatality with two people hospitalized. The accident occurred at approximately 4:16 p.m. at 16239 Lankford Highway in Nelsonia where a 2021 Mazda CX30 and a 2021 Freightliner box truck crashed, VSP reported. One passenger in the Mazda died onsite. Another passenger has been taken to Tidal Health Hospital in Salisbury, MD. That individual is in stable condition, VSP reported. The driver of the Mazda was transported to Riverside Shore Memorial but had also died, VSP announced. Meanwhile, the driver of the box truck was also injured and has been transported to Riverside Shore Memorial Hospital. That individual is in stable condition at...
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95 North local lane drivers: Temporary change to access Express Lanes
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95 North local lane drivers: Temporary change to access Express Lanes

The new I-95 North local lanes have started opening and are supposed to be fully opened by 4:30 a.m. tomorrow, Friday, Nov.17. After the complete opening, for about a month, the way Rt. 3 and Rt. 17 drivers access the 95 North Express Lanes will change, VDOT has noted. When drivers get on I-95 North from Rt. 3, they will be in the new local lanes. Those lanes are separated from the 95 North through lanes by a barrier. For now, the first chance these drivers will have to access the 95 North Express lanes will be north of the Exit 140 (Courthouse Road) interchange in Stafford. That’s also the case for drivers using the local lanes to travel on 95 North from Rt. 17. Access is set to change to the permanent plan by mid-December when VDOT expects to open a new flyover ramp. It will ...
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VA breaks ground on I-64 Gap Widening between Richmond & Hampton
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VA breaks ground on I-64 Gap Widening between Richmond & Hampton

Monday, November 13, marked the groundbreaking for the $756 million I-64 Gap Widening Project. The project’s goal is to improve travel between Richmond to Hampton Roads. To do so, the plan is to expand each side of the highway from two lanes to three lanes from mile marker 204.9 in New Kent County to mile marker 233.3 in James City County. Also, 10-foot-wide paved shoulders will be added in each direction. Adjoining parts of I-64 are already have six or more lane, and that’s why this area is referred to as “the gap,” notes VDOT. There is a lot of braking in the gap and the notorious congestion is growing, “disrupting one of Virginia’s most important thoroughfares,” the department adds. Ultimately, the widening project aims to increase capacity and mobility, alleviate congestion...
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Rt. 460 in Isle of Wight shut down by truck-on-truck crash
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Rt. 460 in Isle of Wight shut down by truck-on-truck crash

The closures on US 460 in Isle of Wight that spanned from Thursday night into Friday morning were due to a two-vehicle crash. Both vehicles were tractor-trailers, Virginia State Police reported. Shortly after 9 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 9, VSP said they responded to an incident on Rt. 460 just west of the intersection of Rt. 639, Winston Drive. Leslie Paul-Moore Turner was hauling an empty chassis trailer with a 2020 Volvo, and VSP said its preliminary investigation revealed that Turner’s vehicle “became disabled” in the right lane on the eastbound side of Rt. 460. While he was in the cab looking for emergency triangles, a 2016 International ran into the back of him, police explained. The International was driven by George Herbert Brown who was also traveling east with an enclosed trail...
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