CHESAPEAKE, Va. — A fatal tractor-trailer crash occurred this morning in Chesapeake on I-64, eastbound, according to Virginia State Police.
Authorities say a call came in just after 6 a.m. about a “single vehicle tractor trailer, overturned with possible entrapment.” They said the crash is a confirmed fatality and have not disclosed the person's identity yet.
All eastbound lanes were blocked. The two left lanes are closed at 299mm., according to police. They are advising drivers to take different routes this morning, and they are unsure when the lanes will reopen. A detour has been placed at the Military Highway exit.
Police say the driver, 58-year-old Terrance Wardell Riddick, was traveling eastbound on Interstate 64 in a 2021 Freightliner tractor-trailer when according to witnesses, the vehicle began to fishtail for no reason, running off the roadway into the median.
Riddick died at the scene of the crash. The cause of the crash is under investigation.
According to officials, as of 2 p.m., the right travel lane and shoulder have been open to traffic.
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