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Update: Police officers involved in crash on I-64

Posted at 6:56 AM, Jul 04, 2012
and last updated 2012-07-04 11:08:20-04

In Hampton on I-64 - this morning, State police say officers were involved in a crash.

It happened around 3 a.m. Wednesday morning in the westbound lanes near the Armistead Avenue exit.

Police say Gabriel Martinez, the driver of a Ford Mustang that struck a Trooper's vehicle,  was charged with reckless driving.

Martinez was wearing his seat belt at the time of the accident. Trooper Aviles and the DUI  driver he had in custody were seated inside Trooper Aviles' stopped vehicle and were not wearing seat belts at the time of impact. 

NewsChannel 3 will post updates as they become available.