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Virginia State Police Report “Plague” of Crashes, Disabled Vehicles

by | Jan 23, 2016 | Traffic

By Corinne N. Geller, Public Relations Director, Virginia State Police. Photo of a January 22 crash in Augusta County, Va.

Crashes and disabled vehicles continue to plague Virginia’s highways across the Commonwealth Friday.

From midnight Friday (Jan. 22) through 2 p.m. Friday (Jan. 22), Virginia State Police dispatch centers have fielded 1,135 calls for service, with 380 of those for traffic crashes and 340 for disabled vehicles. There are no reported traffic fatalities at this time. The majority of the crashes have involved damage to vehicles only.

As of 3 p.m. Friday, Virginia Troopers are currently on scene of 118 crashes and 28 disabled vehicles statewide.

From 12:00 a.m. Friday – 2:00 p.m. Friday:
Division I–Richmond (Metro Richmond/Northern Neck/Tri-Cities)
Traffic Crashes=115
Disabled vehicles=61

Division II–Culpeper (Fredericksburg/Culpeper/Warrenton/Harrisonburg/Winchester)
Traffic Crashes=40
Disabled Vehicles=61

Division III-Appomattox (Charlottesville/Waynesboro/Staunton/Lynchburg/South Boston/South Hill)
Traffic Crashes=48
Disabled Vehicles=22

Division IV-Wytheville (Wytheville/Dublin/Galax/Bristol/Vansant/Wise)
Traffic Crashes=32
Disabled Vehicles=101

Division V-Chesapeake (Hampton Roads/Tidewater/Eastern Shore/Williamsburg/Franklin/Emporia)
Traffic Crashes=91
Disabled Vehicles=29

Division VI-Salem (Lexington/Clifton Forge/Roanoke/Blacksburg/Bedford/Martinsville/Danville)
Traffic Crashes=42
Disabled Vehicles=51

Division VII-Fairfax (Prince William/Loudoun/Arlington/Alexandria/Fairfax)
Traffic Crashes=12
Disabled Vehicles=55

State police are still stressing to Virginians not to travel unless absolutely necessary.

For road conditions, please call 511 or go to www.511virginia.org and not 911 or #77.

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