The driver of the tractor-trailer that overturned on Pocahontas Trail in New Kent on Tuesday was seriously injured, Virginia State Police Sgt. Jessica Shehan confirmed.
The incident occurred around 2 p.m. near the 4100 block of Pocahontas Trail (Route 60) just west of Toe Ink Wayside.
Shehan said the driver, Santos Adan Rios Reyes, a 49-year-old Manassas Park man, stated he crashed because he took his eyes off the roadway to grab something inside the vehicle. After he ran off the roadway, he over corrected, overturned and his load spilled in the road.
The incident shut down all lanes of Pocahontas Trail eastbound near Toe Ink Wayside with VSP estimating the cleanup to be over 3 hours.
Reyes was transported to the hospital. Shehan reported that he was not wearing a seatbelt at the time of the crash and sustained serious injuries. He is still receiving treatment at a Richmond hospital but is expected to make a full recovery, the sergeant added.
Reyes was charged at the hospital with reckless driving: failure to maintain proper control.
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