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York County crash sends trooper to hospital

16Oct

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York County crash sends trooper to hospital

A state trooper was hospitalized this morning after his vehicle was hit during a traffic stop, Virginia State Police reported. Trooper B. Nicholson was reportedly stopped on a closed shoulder of I-64 at the 236 mile marker in York County. He had just completed a traffic stop and returned to his patrol vehicle, a 2021 Ford Explorer, which was marked and had all the emergency equipment activated according to VSP. Johnnie Ray Davis, a 63-year-old Hayes man, was driving a 2000 Ford Contour and allegedly sideswiped Nicholson’s patrol vehicle. The carthat allegedly hit Nicholson's patrol vehicle (Photo: VSP) VSP said Nicholson it was approximately 3:13 a.m. when Nicholson contacted the emergency communications center and reported that his vehicle had been hit and he was injured. T...

Tractor-trailer crash shut down I-81, dozens of cows dead

8Oct

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Tractor-trailer crash shut down I-81, dozens of cows dead

At one point on Sunday, both the north and southbound lanes of I-81 between the mile markers 291 and 296 were shut down indefinitely. The cause was a tractor-trailer crash in Shenandoah County that is now being investigated by Virginia State Police. According to VSP public information officer Sgt. Brent Coffey, it was a single-vehicle incident. Around 4 a.m., the truck was heading northbound on I-81 hauling 105 cattle. The driver, Shawn E. Alford, 59, of Grottoes, ran off the left side of the road and the truck hit a guardrail then flipped over. (Photo: SCSO) Citizens, the Shenandoah County Sheriff's Office, and VDOT all worked to contain loose cattle after the crash. But 42 of the cows didn’t survive, Coffey reported. A veterinarian was called to the scene and had to euthanize 10...

VSP investigating fatal motorcycle crash on I-495 in Alexandria

2Oct

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VSP investigating fatal motorcycle crash on I-495 in Alexandria

Virginia State Police is investigating a fatal motorcycle crash that occurred over the weekend. Just before 2 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 28, Michael A. Dart, of Washington, DC, was on a 2012 Yamaha YZF-R1 heading westbound on I-495 in Alexandria, VSP reported. At the 177 mile marker, his motorcycle hit the driver-side rear corner of a Toyota 4Runner, bounced off, and hit a third vehicle, VSP stated. Dart and his motorcycle were thrown to the left shoulder and both crashed into the jersey wall. Dart, who was 20, was taken to a local hospital, but VSP said he died from his injuries. The driver of the 4Runner wasn’t injured. However, the third vehicle involved left the scene, and VSP said, currently, the make and model is unknown. WATCH: Footage of Hit & Run in Powhatan ...

Traffic delays coming for 2 Middle Peninsula – Northern Neck bridges

18Sep

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Traffic delays coming for 2 Middle Peninsula – Northern Neck bridges

Upcoming work will cause delays for drivers using two bridges that connect the Northern Neck and Middle Peninsula. Downing Bridge Starting tonight, Sept. 18, and continuing through the 20th, VDOT is advising drivers to expect overnight delays when crossing the Downing Bridge between Richmond County and Tappahannock. Due to a scheduled bridge inspection, Rt. 360 running over the bridge will be reduced to a single lane of alternating traffic regulated by an automated flagging device. Work will occur between 7 p.m. and 5 a.m. If weather interferes with the planned schedule, additional dates will be announced, VDOT said. Norris Bridge From Monday, Sept 23rd through Friday, Oct. 25th, VDOT is advising drivers crossing the Norris Bridge between Lancaster and Middlesex t...

Middlesex crash kills 90-year-old & daughter-in-law

18Sep

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Middlesex crash kills 90-year-old & daughter-in-law

The hours-long closure of Rt. 33 in Middlesex on Monday was caused by a fatal head-on collision. Shortly before 4 p.m., 64-year-old Allen Wayne Cash was driving east on Rt. 33 in a 2014 Kia Soul, Virginia State Police reported. He was east of Rt. 17, aka Gloucester Rd., when he crossed the double-solid line and ran head on into a westbound Ford Transit van, the crash investigation found. (Photo: VSP) Cash’s front seat passenger was his 90-year-old mother, Eleanor Heath Cash. She was killed upon impact, according to VSP. His wife, 50-year-old Donna Sue Cash, was in the back seat and suffered serious injuries that claimed her life sometime after she was taken to Walter Reed Hospital, police added. Both of the deceased women were residents of Topping. VSP said Mr. Cash was a...

Charges pending for log truck crash in Middlesex

11Sep

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Charges pending for log truck crash in Middlesex

Charges are pending against the driver in a log truck crash that shut down Rt. 17 southbound in Middlesex on Monday, Virginia State Police confirmed. The single-vehicle crash occurred just south of Forest Chapel. Dominek Broaddus, of Tappahannock, lost control of the 2000 Peterbilt, ran off the road, and the truck overturned, VSP reported. Broaddus was injured, but VSP described those injuries as non-life-threatening. The southbound lanes in the area were shut down for hours. VSP said the occurred shortly before 3 p.m. Authorities didn’t announce the reopening until after 7 p.m. See: Live Footage of Hit & Run Crash in Powhatan (Video) Follow the Watchful Eye on Twitter, Facebook, & Instagram to keep up with what's happening in Virgini...

Truck crash leaves trailer standing upright in New Kent

6Sep

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Truck crash leaves trailer standing upright in New Kent

A single vehicle trailer-trailer crash shut down part of I-64 West in New Kent for hours on Thursday. According to VSP, at about 9:30 a.m., the truck was heading westbound when, at the 200 mile marker, the raised bed hit the overhead traffic sign. VSP said the bed separated from the cab and remained upright against the damaged highway sign. The bed was finally removed at about 11 a.m. (Photo: VSP) While the hours-long response was underway, traffic was diverted from I-64 West onto county roads prompting New Kent County Sheriff’s Office to issue a message warning of heavy traffic throughout that rural county. The driver, 62-year-old Richard D. Houston, Jr. of Lorton escaped the incident without injuries, VSP reported. So far, he has been charged with reckless driving. But ...

SCC blocks attempt to hike tolls on Dulles Greenway

5Sep

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SCC blocks attempt to hike tolls on Dulles Greenway

Virginia’s State Corporation Commission denied the requests to hike toll rates on Dulles Greenway and to change the process for rate hike applications. The Greenway is a privately-owned, 14-mile toll road in northern Virginia that runs through Loudoun County connecting Leesburg to Washington DC. Its owner, Toll Road Investors Partnership II, aka TRIP II, filed an application for increases to congestion and off-peak tolls. Whereas the rate for a car is currently $5.80 and $5.25, respectively, for peak and off-peak travel, TRIP II wanted to hike those rates to $8.10 and $6.40. Chart showing what rates would have been if TRIP II's application succeeded The SCC considered input from a local hearing in Chantilly, a telephone hearing and evidentiary hearing, and arguments filed by...

Cape Charles woman killed in Northampton crash

28Aug

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Cape Charles woman killed in Northampton crash

An 85-year-old Cape Charles woman was killed in a single-vehicle crash on the Eastern Shore this morning. According to Virginia State Police, Nadine Marie Good was driving a 2017 Ford Fiesta headed north on Rt. 13, aka Lankford Highway, in Northampton County. She was north of Cobb Station Road in Cheriton when she reportedly lost control of the vehicle and ran off the road around 9 a.m. Good hit a culvert and tree before the vehicle flipped. She was thrown from the vehicle’s passenger side and died at the scene. VSP said there is not indication that alcohol or speed were contributing factors. This is the third fatal Eastern Shore crash in less than two weeks. The other crashes occurred in Accomack. Follow the Watchful Eye on Twitter, Facebook, & Inst...

28Aug

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Essex man killed in early morning crash

This morning, the southbound lanes of Rt. 17, aka Tidewater Trail, in the Caret area of Essex were shut down for hours due to a fatal crash that’s now under investigation by Virginia State Police. At 4:40 a.m., VSP was dispatched to the scene at Supply Road and Tidewater Trail where there was a two-vehicle crash involving a 2018 Chevrolet pickup and a tractor-trailer. According to VSP, the pickup driver, 61-year-old Danny William Holmes, failed to stop at the stop sign and hit the tractor-tractor trailer, which was heading south on Tidewater Trail. Holmes, an Essex resident, died at the scene. The driver of the tractor-trailer, who wasn’t named, was injured, but VSP said the injuries were non-life-threatening. Follow the Watchful Eye on Twitter, Facebook, & Instag...