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Thursday, August 28, 2008

Truck's crash forces closure of I-81 lane

A tractor-trailer wreck in Rockbridge County closed one lane of Interstate 81 on Wednesday night, but no one was seriously injured, according to Virginia State Police.

Trooper W.L. Warren said a 2006 Freightliner truck jackknifed in the northbound lanes of the interstate near mile marker 190.7 about 7:15 p.m. The truck went off the left side of the road and through the guardrail.

State police closed the left lane of the interstate after the accident and, about 11:30 p.m., Warren said he believed the lane remained closed.

Steven Galloway of Martinsville was taken to Stonewall Jackson Hospital in Lexington where he was treated and released. Warren said Galloway was charged with reckless driving. The truck was a total loss.

-- Neil Harvey

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