(Photo: Virginia State Police)
ISLE OF WIGHT COUNTY, Va. – A truck carrying approximately 171 hogs overturned Wednesday in the 13100 block of Four Square Road near Courthouse Highway, according to Virginia State Police.
The driver, 23-year-old Brian Crockett was on Route 620 when he ran off the roadway, over corrected, and overturned.
Crockett was charged with reckless driving/failure to maintain proper control of vehicle, Virginia State Police said.
It happened around 4:30 a.m.
The driver was not injured. Ten hogs were euthanized as a result of the accident.
Troopers are continuing to investigate the incident.
The roadway was cleared and opened around 10 a.m.
