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Dog rescued after falling off MMBT in Suffolk due to multi-vehicle crash

Authorities were able to rescue a dog that went off the Monitor-Merrimac Bridge-Tunnel after a multi-vehicle crash Friday.

SUFFOLK, Va. — A dog was rescued Friday afternoon after it fell off the Monitor-Merrimac Bridge-Tunnel after a crash took place on I-664 in the northbound lanes.

Virginia State Police dispatchers said the crash happened just after 3 p.m. Police say three to five cars were involved in the crash and the dog, Kenji, was ejected from one of the cars as a result.

Virginia Marine Resources Commission sent a boat in the water that rescued the dog and officers were able to reunite Kenji with his family.

Good news Friday! Today Marine Police Officers Bond (pictured) and Price, and Sgt Griffin rescued Kenji after he was ejected from his car during an accident on the Monitor-Merrimac Bridge. Kenji has...

The Suffolk Police Department said one woman was taken to a local hospital for non-life threatening injuries.

Most of the damage in the crash on cars, not the people.

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