UPDATE 9:12 a.m. All lanes are now open.
UPDATE 8:52 a.m. On I-64 West at mile marker 247.9 in the City of Newport News, near Lee Hall, motorists can expect delays due to a tractor trailer crash.
UPDATE 8:19 a.m.The west right lane and right shoulder are closed. Traffic backups are approximately 3.0 miles.
UPDATE: The right shoulder heading westbound is closed.
One man is dead after a tractor-trailer crash that occurred around 3 a.m. on I-64 west near Lee Hall neighborhood in in Newport News, according to Virginia State Police.
VSP has closed all westbound lanes to investigate the cause of the crash. Police are rerouting drivers at mile marker 250.
The driver was driving along I-64 west and ran off the roadway, where he struck a 2023 International tractor-trailer stopped on the closed shoulder.
The driver, a 25-year-old male, of the vehicle that struck the tractor-trailer, died upon impact. The passenger has been taken to Norfolk Sentara Hospital with life-threatening injuries. The driver of the tractor-trailer is unharmed.
We will update this article as new information comes in.
