N.C. truck driver charged in Wednesday crash on I-81
Virginia State Police Trooper T.D. Sykes is investigating a seven-vehicle crash in Pulaski County. The crash occurred Wednesday, Dec. 27 at approximately 3:15 p.m. on I-81 at the 94 mile marker.
A tractor-trailer traveling north on I-81 sideswiped a tractor-trailer traveling in the adjacent northbound lane. The impact of that crash caused both tractor-trailers to run off the left side of the interstate and into the median. The first tractor-trailer came to a stop in the median. The second tractor-trailer continued across the southbound lanes of I-81, collided with/caused five passenger vehicles to crash, and then the tractor-trailer went over the guardrail off the right side of the southbound lanes.
The driver of the first tractor-trailer, Miriam U. Campbell, 32, of Gastonia, N.C., was wearing a seat belt and was not injured in the crash. Trooper Sykes charged her with reckless driving.
The driver of the other tractor-trailer – who is from Tennessee – was wearing his seat belt and was not injured in the crash.
A female adult passenger in one of the five passenger vehicles was flown to Roanoke Memorial Hospital for treatment of serious, but non-life threatening, injuries. Two other individuals among the five passenger vehicles were treated and released at a nearby hospital for minor injuries. A fourth person was treated at the scene for minor injuries.
Not really nice to hear all this we should be more safe and slow down
I hope all are doing well and glad no deaths but drivers like the one in the first semi are making those of us who try to make a good name look bad and the reason they make stiffer rules she needs super heavy fines and complete loss of lic
We should all go back to the horse and buggy
Some semi drivers still thanks they are driving a car. I see truck drivers are running so close to the vehicle that is infront of them as if they are hitting the other one and then make a sharp change lane. That manover is dangerous to other drivers out on
...read more...Apparently. You don't drive pay attention to those who drive pasdanger card and are on there phones. Drive a truck see what we go through
I hope everyone will be ok. Yup those elogs are making the roads so much more safer. Not!!!
I can't say what exactly happened there I wasn't there but if more people would care and be more attentive and responsible both cars and trucks can coincide on the freeways more respect towards trucks should be given as we do spend a lot of time on the roads and
...read more...I agree with you totally. That's exactly how the cars do us .
My heart goes out to all those involved in this accident. But as a newly acquired CDL holder I now have a new outlook on driving. Blame can be put on passenger vehicles as well as truck drivers , we all should have more respect for one another out hear
...read more...To the CDL/truckers posting here. I drove 500+ miles a week on I-81 for 7 years and yes, the cars are MUCH worse at making stupid driver moves than the truckers 95% of the time. At first I too was reluctant to allow semis to merge ahead of me in
...read more...The passengers could've easily died in this accident, so lucky nothing serious happened, drive safe folks.