Traffic & Transit
Fatal Tractor-Trailer Crash Shut Down I-95 In Stafford: Police
A tractor-trailer driver died on Wednesday morning after a crash that blocked the northbound lanes of I-95 in Stafford, police said.
STAFFORD COUNTY, VA — A fatal tractor-trailer crash shut down northbound Interstate 95 in Stafford County on Wednesday morning, Virginia State Police officials said.
The driver of the tractor-trailer died at an area hospital, according to authorities. No other injuries were reported in the single-vehicle crash.
Authorities have not publicly identified the driver.
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The crash occurred in the northbound lanes of I-95 around 5 a.m. on Wednesday, investigators said. The tractor-trailer was travelling northbound when the driver suffered a medical emergency.
The emergency caused the vehicle to drive off the right side of the road and collide with a guardrail, according to the police report. The tractor-trailer was hauling hundreds of bags of concrete. The crash left the concrete bags scattered across the road, shutting down traffic for over an hour.
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The Virginia Department of Transportation reported 7 miles of delays on Wednesday morning from the crash. All lanes were reported open around 7:30 a.m., though the right shoulder remained closed at the crash site.
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