2009.10.19
Photo: Tractor-trailer crash on I-81
Sgt. Michael T. Conroy of the Virginia State Police sent us some photos from a tractor-trailer fire on Interstate 81 in Pulaski County on Sunday night. Here is the full release from Conroy:
Just before 10PM on 10-18-09 NB 81 at the 94MM a tractor trailer (cab/engine part caught fire) which hauling electrical transformers while NB on I-81. The driver lost control and ran off the road to the left striking the guardrail and came to rest on the NB bridge, where the cab became fully engulfed in flames. The driver Gary King 42, of Gates, TN was not injured. The left lane of NB 81 was blocked for several hours while removing the tractor trailer. Crews from the Draper Volunteer Fire department and Fairlawn Fire Department responded to the fire. No charges were placed against the driver. Please check VA 511 for traffic conditions.
