Williamsburg, VA
Update 3:30 p.m.: A 75-year-old woman was charged Tuesday after police say she crashed her vehicle into a disabled tractor-trailer on Route 199 West, shutting down the road for about 75 minutes Tuesday afternoon.
Mary Elizabeth Harrington, 75, was looking down for her cell phone while driving on Route 199 West about a half mile west of Monticello Avenue when she crashed into the back of a tractor-trailer that had broken down on the side of the road, said Deputy Chief Steve Rubino of the James City County Police Department.
Harrington’s vehicle, a 2009 Dodge Journey sport utility vehicle, rolled over onto the median, landing upright. Both the SUV and the tractor-trailer owned by George Nice & Sons Inc. suffered significant damage, according to authorities.
The driver of the tractor-trailer and a mechanic were working on the truck at the time, police said. The 55-year-old driver from West Point received a minor injury to his left arm and was treated at the scene.
Harrington has been charged with one count of reckless driving.
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Update 1:45 p.m.: Route 199 West has been reopened to all traffic.
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Original Post: A vehicle struck a disabled tractor-trailer on Route 199 on Tuesday afternoon, causing oil to spill onto the road and all lanes to be shut down.
The road was shut down between the Monticello Avenue and Longhill Road exits.
James City County emergency officials responded to the scene around noon after a sport utility vehicle struck the rear of a tractor-trailer that had broken down on the side of the road, authorities said.
The passenger of the SUV was transported to Williamsburg Regional Medical Center for minor injuries, James City County Assistant Fire Chief Miles Pettengell said.
As of 12:30 p.m., emergency responders were waiting for the arrival of the Virginia Department of Transportation to help clean the oil from the road.
