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.
The International was driven was George Herbert Brown who was also traveling east with an enclosed trailer carrying water bottles. Brown was transported to Norfolk Sentara General with non-life threatening injuries.
The crash created a major mess. Initially, all travel lanes in both directions were closed, and it was until approximately 5 a.m. that VDOT announced all lanes had reopened.
VSP said the crash is still under investigation. But, at this time, drugs, alcohol, and speed do not appear to be contributing factors.
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