Home One dead in Interstate 81 crash in Shenandoah County
Virginia

One dead in Interstate 81 crash in Shenandoah County

Chris Graham

Interstate 81Virginia State Police Trooper C. Peer is investigating a single-vehicle fatal crash in Shenandoah County on Tuesday at 12:15 a.m. on Interstate 81 at the 296.5-mile marker.

A 2020 Freightliner tractor trailer was traveling north on I81 when the driver lost control, ran off the roadway left, struck a guardrail, ran up an embankment, and collided with a bridge pillar.

The driver of the tractor trailer, Chheanrem R. Chhean, 45, of Rosharan, TX., died at the scene as a result of his injuries. Chhean was wearing a seat-belt.

The crash remains under investigation.

Virginia State Police was assisted by VDOT.

Support AFP




Chris Graham

Chris Graham

Chris Graham is the founder and editor of Augusta Free Press. A 1994 alum of the University of Virginia, Chris is the author and co-author of seven books, including Poverty of Imagination, a memoir published in 2019. For his commentaries on news, sports and politics, go to his YouTube page, TikTok, BlueSky, or subscribe to Substack or his Street Knowledge podcast. Email Chris at [email protected].

Latest News

Dr. Kelvin J. Washington
Local, Politics

Waynesboro: Local pastor, college professor, announces run for School Board seat

drones
Etc., Politics

Even JD Vance isn’t buying the supposed UFC Freedom 250 drone attack plot story

Wide-eyed FBI Director Kash Patel made a big deal of a supposed plotted drone attack on the UFC Freedom 250 spectacle at the White House, but Vice President JD Vance is now acknowledging that “the plot wasm like, not that advanced.”

derek dooley uva football
Football, Politics

UVA Football alum Derek Dooley loses in Georgia Senate Republican primary

Former UVA Football walk-on Derek Dooley was defeated, soundly, in his bid for the Republican nomination to run for the U.S. Senate in Georgia.

abigail spanberger
Politics, Virginia

Spanberger doesn’t realize she is that ‘one single person’ holding things up

Skyler Reece Augusta County
Local

Augusta County: Authorities lead search for teen runaway

donald trump
Politics, U.S. & World

Freedom 250 is over and done with: Trumpapalooza, baby!

concert music
Local

Waynesboro: ‘The Music of Amy Winehouse’ comes to the Wayne Theatre