NewsLocal NewsIn Your CommunityWilliamsburg, James City County, Yorktown

Man killed after fatal crash into VDOT contractor car: VSP

Virginia State Police
Add WTKR as a Google Preferred Source

YORK COUNTY, Va. — A man was killed after he crashed into a Virginia Department of Transportation contractor vehicle on Wednesday night, according to Virginia State Police.

Around 6:39 p.m. on Wednesday, VSP arrived at the scene of a fatal two-car crash on I-64 East in York County. A VDOT contractor vehicle was driving slowly in the left lane with hazard lights on to provide a "safety net" for a construction crew setting up warning signs when a Ford Mustang hit the car, according to the preliminary investigation.

The Mustang driver, 52-year-old Michael Ohman of Newport News, was seriously injured in the crash and died at the hospital, according to VSP. No VDOT contractors were injured.

This incident remains under investigation.

Click here to see how we use AI at WTKR News 3.