JAMES CITY COUNTY, Va. — Virginia State Police were on the scene of a multi-vehicle crash with entrapments on Interstate 64 eastbound at mile-marker 227 in James City County.
The lanes were blocked for over two hours, but the roadway was opened again at 9:59 a.m.
According to an initial investigation, police responded to a car crash involving three vehicles at 7:05 a.m. The vehicles that had been traveling in the eastbound lanes slowed their speed due to the intensity of the sunrise.
A 2018 Freightliner ran into the rear of a 2021 Nissan Kick, which went into the median. The Freightliner continued and struck the rear of a 2017 Kenworth T3 series, which was full of slabs of marble that fell into the roadway.
The driver of the Freightliner, Reginald Fields, 58, from Richmond, has serious injuries. He was Medflighted to the Medical College of Virginia in Richmond. A male passenger in his vehicle was taken to Williamsburg Sentara Hospital.
The female driver of the Nissan Kick was taken to Riverside Hospital for minor injuries. The driver of the Kenworth T3 series reported no injuries.
The Virginia Department of Transportation was present to aid with traffic redirection. People were being asked to find alternate routes of travel.
The crash is still under investigation.