Accidents that occured in Virginia or impacted Virginia residents.
A tractor-trailer crash caused lane closures and delays Thursday morning on Interstate 64 in Newport News. The driver of the tractor-trailer was able to get out of the vehicle before it became fully engulfed and that they did not suffer any injuries.
A Chesterfield man, Antoni Allen Boston, was killed in a tractor-trailer crash on I-64 in Hampton. Virginia State Police are investigating the incident that occurred on June 20, 2022. The driver failed to turn with the exit ramp and ran off the roadway into a wooded area.
A woman died in a car accident on Genito Road in Chesterfield after her car was hit by a pickup truck. The accident occurred on June 16, and the victim's identity is being withheld. Police are investigating the crash.
A driver died in a car accident on Six Mile Post Road in Franklin County, Virginia. The driver of a Chevrolet allegedly ran off the roadway and struck two vehicles traveling west. One driver died on the scene, and the driver of the Chevrolet fled on foot and was later taken into custody.
Virginia State Police are investigating after a 74-year-old pedestrian, Ramon L. Santiago Rivera, was hit by a car and killed in Shenandoah County. The driver, Deborah A. McCormick, was charged with reckless driving. The incident remains under investigation.
Luxury broker Adina Azarian and nanny Evadnie Smith were among the four people killed in a private jet crash in rural Virginia. Azarian, who was returning from a family visit with her 2-year-old daughter, hired Smith as a live-in nanny in her East Hampton home. The cause of the crash remains under investigation.
A Cessna 560 Citation V business jet crashed in mountainous terrain near Montebello, Virginia, killing all four people on board. The jet suffered a rapid spiraling descent and at one point dropped at a rate of more than 30,000 feet per minute. F-16s were scrambled to investigate which led to a sonic boom that was heard over the D.C. area Sunday afternoon.
A cement truck rolled over near Pocahontas State Park. No injuries were reported, but the driver was cited for failing to maintain control. Drivers are encouraged to avoid the area.
A tractor-trailer crash caused delays on I-64 in Chesapeake. The crash occurred on I-64 near the High Rise Bridge. No fatalities reported.
Four people died in a fatal crash on I-81 in Montgomery County. A Chevrolet SUV lost control and spun out, leading to the vehicle being struck by a tractor-trailer. Three occupants of the Chevrolet SUV died on the scene, while a fourth occupant was flown to the Roanoke Memorial Hospital, where they later died.