Crime & Safety
Drivers Charged In Tuesday Crash On I-66
Incident that shut down HOV lane remains under investigation
on I-66 West remains under investigation by the Virginia State Police.
Spokeswoman Deborah Cox said two of the drivers involved in the crash were charged with reckless driving and following too closely, respectively.
According to the department's preliminary investigation, the crash was a result of a chain reaction that began when a Dodge Caravan, traveling between Gallows Road and the Nutley Street exit, struck a Honda motorcycle. The impact pushed the motorcycle into a Subaru Outback, Cox said, which struck a Ford van.
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All of the vehicles were traveling in the left HOV lane.
The motorcycle operator and the driver and passenger of the Subaru were transported to the hospital with non-life threatening injuries, Cox said.
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The driver of the Dodge Caravan was charged with reckless driving. The driver of the Subaru was charged with following too closely.
The Tuesday afternoon crash shut down westbound traffic on I-66 between Gallows Road and Nutley.
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