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Tractor trailer hauling pigs crashed on I-95 in Stafford County
Virginia State Police Trooper E. Byrd is investigating a single-vehicle crash in Stafford County. The crash occurred Friday, Dec. 4 at 10:30 a.m. along Interstate 95 at the 147.2 mile-marker.
A 2005 Peterbilt tractor-trailer was traveling north on I-95 when it ran off of the left side of the roadway and collided with a jersey wall. The tractor-trailer then jackknifed, came to rest across the travel lanes, and caught fire.
The driver of the tractor-trailer, David L. Ressler, 58, of Waynesboro, Pa., was not injured in the crash. Ressler was wearing a seatbelt.
Approximately 200 pigs were being transported in the trailer at the time of the crash. A veterinarian responded to the scene to assess the livestock. Approximately 20 did not survive the crash, to include six that had to be euthanized by the vet.
Ressler was charged with reckless driving.
VDOT assisted with the cleanup which caused northbound I-95 to be closed for several hours.
The crash remains under investigation.
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